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These 18 Facts Reveal the True Story of Schindler’s List
On November 24, 2004, a North Carolina professor of history published an article in The New York Times describing some…
This Doctor Was Known For His Speed in Amputating Limbs… Which Wasn’t Always a Good Thing
Few people get excited about surgery. The thought of having your body cut open so that somebody can stick his…
Henry VIII Made Insanity a Punishable Crime So he Could Execute this In-Law
On February 13, 1542, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford followed her mistress, Queen Catherine Howard, to the headsman’s bloc. There was…
16 Medical Practices That Doctors Thought Were Good
As L.P Hartley poignantly noted: "the past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” This sentiment is no…
From Prima Ballerina to Nazi Killer, The Story Of Franceska Mann
In most contexts, the words killer and ballerina don’t often go together. One word produces images of violence and bloodshed,…
Patients Willingly Paid This Doctor to Starve Them To Death
It is no secret that although beauty standards today are getting a much-needed makeover, being thin is still perceived as…
16 People in History Who Schemed and Plotted Their Way to the Top
We all know someone who has committed some act of treachery – betrayal, lying, seduction, maybe even nepotism – in…
Peter the Great Pickled the Head of His Wife’s Lover
Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) was a bad man to anger. A transformative figure in Russian history, Peter was…
17 Brutal Sibling Rivalries in History
In the Bible, Cain and Abel – the sons of Adam and Eve – were the first siblings on Earth.…
18 Details About Life in Italy Under Benito Mussolini
Although Italy is often regarded as the weak sister of the nations which made up the Axis during the Second…