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Here Are 10 Fascinating Historical Cases Where People Claimed to be the Messiah
Originally, the word "messiah" referred to a king who ruled by divine right. The anointing of the king made him…
Saint Olga of Kiev is the Best Warrior Princess You Never Knew
Olga of Kiev lived a life of extremes. The descendant of Viking mercenaries and traders, she married Igor, the Rus…
10 Creepy Secrets About the Bog Bodies of the World
In 1640, a peat cutter unearthed something strange on Shalkholz Fen, a peat bog in Holstein, Northern Germany. It was…
Big Bastards: 10 of History’s Most Influential Illegitimate Children
Throughout most of history and across most cultures, calling somebody a "bastard" has been used as an insult to stigmatize…
Here are the 10 Most Cruel and Despotic Leaders of the 20th Century
The world has seen more than its share of cruel and despotic rulers. From the infamous, psychotic madness of Caligula,…
The Scientists History Abandoned: The Cruel Reality of Being a Scholarly Woman or Refugee Fleeing the Holocaust to America
The USA has often been celebrated as a refuge for the displaced. The period before and during the Second World…
10 of History’s Biggest Badasses
What makes a badass? Depends on one's definition and frame of reference. Generally, a badass is somebody who is tough…
These 10 Americans All Died in Tragic, But Entirely Avoidable Accidents
Accidents are something that happen to other people we tell ourselves, but then we are often shocked when they do.…
These Women were so Distraught after Rudolph Valentino’s Death they Committed Suicide
When silent movie star Rudolph Valentino died in 1926, his death sparked off riots and a number of women committed…
SS Officer Kurt Gerstein’s Dramatic Trial Confessions Claimed He Joined the Nazi Regime to Save Jews
Here's a question that's worth thinking about: If your government kills someone, are you responsible in some way, even if…