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21 Oddities About the Real Life of Egyptian Pharoah, King Tut
Few things inspire the popular imagination quite like the boy king of ancient Egypt, King Tutankhamun. He lived and reigned…
20 Horrific Details about Japanese POW Camps During World War II
The term "prisoner of war" dates as far back as 1660, recognizing an individual detained by an enemy power in…
40 Facts About the Man on the Penny
Today, Abraham Lincoln takes most of the credit for ending slavery through the Civil War; however, this is not an…
17 Incredible Historical Advertisements that Attempted (Sometimes Successfully) to Predict the Future
As legendary physicist Nils Bohr once quipped: "prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future". Any attempt to…
The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, Uncovered in these Little Known Facts
Johnny Cash was a singer whose career spanned decades. Many people found his deep baritone voice to be soothing, and…
These Influential Figures in History Were Actually Eunuchs
Throughout the course of history, young men all over the world were castrated before puberty in order to become eunuchs.…
18 Indecent Behaviors of the Regency Era
The Regency period is so named due to the Regency of Prince George IV of England, which started with his…
30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad
Saddam Hussein was a figure whose reign of terror was supported by the United States until he could no longer…
These Abysmal Christmases in History Make us Grateful for the Cringey Family Gatherings
It’s late on Christmas Day. You’ve eaten way too much turkey and chocolate. Drinking booze and eggnog throughout the whole…
20 Wars in History that Left Behind Devastating Death Tolls
As Plato poignantly noted, "only the dead have seen the end of war.” Stretching across the vast history of the…