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10 Eye Opening Details about Life on the Oregon Trail
In the year 1836, the first wagon train set off from Independence, Missouri, heading west. That wagon train followed the…
10 True Rags to Riches Tales from American History
The story of a person rising from grinding poverty to financial wealth and social success is a tried and true…
10 Iconic Celebrities’ Post Fame Careers
For most celebrities, the day eventually comes when fame fades, the limelight shifts elsewhere, and the paparazzi can't even be…
A Beginner’s Guide to the Illuminati
The term sounds familiar, even if you’ve never been concerned with conspiracies. Many have heard about this secret brotherhood, whose…
12 Unexpected Facts about Vlad the Impaler, the Real Dracula
The fictional Count Dracula has cast a long shadow over Western Culture since the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in…
10 Nazis who Survived World War II
A surprisingly large number of Nazis, including relatively high-ranking officials, escaped prosecution or justice at the end of World War…
10 of the Greatest Minds of History
Choosing ten of the greatest minds in history proved not to be quite so easy as this particular writer thought.…
Henry VIII May Have Had His Eye on a Seventh Wife Before He Died
“Sire, I am confused and apprehensive to inform your majesty that there are rumours here of a new queen, although…
10 of History’s Most Scandalous Popes
Papal controversies these days are just not what they used to be. Take the current Pope Francis, a widely popular…
10 Black Slaveowners That Will Tear Apart Historical Perception
In the year 1830, at the height of the transatlantic slave trade, there were an estimated two million people enslaved…