People
10 Heroes Screwed Over by Their Ungrateful Countries
Why do bad things happen to good people? It is an existential question over which philosophers and theologians have agonized…
10 Famous Captives of American Indians Who Became One With Their Kidnappers
The taking of hostages by Native Indian tribes began in the earliest days of white settlement of the Americas. The…
Being Buried Alive Was So Common in the Victorian Era That Doctors Used these 10 Methods to Prevent It
"Wisely they leave graves open for the dead ‘Cos some to early are brought to bed.” The medical technologies of…
10 Remarkable Fraudulent Discoveries and Inventions that Shook the World
New discoveries and scientific inventions can bring the discoverer or inventor great wealth, fame, celebrity, prestige or all the preceding.…
Murder, Mystery and Moneylending: The Peculiar Tale of the Cock Lane Ghost
In 1762, an unusual scandal riveted the population of London: the case of the Cock Lane Ghost. The story had something…
The 10 Most Unflattering Portraits Ever Made and the Stories Behind Them
For as long as we've made art, we've made portraits. And for as long as we've made portraits, we've made…
Honest Abe’s Precarious Past: The Duel that Almost Undid the 16th President of the United States
In 1842, Abraham Lincoln turned James Shield's life upside down. But how could one of America's favorite presidents become such…
10 Deadliest Fighter Aces of the First World War
The Wright Flyer III, built by the Wright brothers in 1905, is considered to be the first airplane to be…
12 Famous People Who Didn’t Board the Titanic
Five days after the sinking of Titanic on April 14, 1912, “The Just Missed It” Club was formed. It was…
The Heartbreaking Truth Behind the Iconic Death Scene of the Elderly Couple on ‘Titanic’
We all remember the scene. As the incongruously dulcet soundtrack of “Near My God to Thee” stoically played by Titanic’s…