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40 Awe-Inspiring Facts About Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
"Life's greatest joy is to scatter your enemies and drive them before you. To see their cities reduced to ashes.…
What Really Happened during the Chappaquiddick Incident When Ted Kennedy was Blamed for a Death
Senator Ted Kennedy, the youngest brother of assassinated president John F. Kennedy and slain presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy had…
This is Why Stonehenge is Such a Big Deal
Okay, okay, okay. Stonehenge is a group of rocks standing in a lonely field. There’s no getting away from that.…
Most Don’t Know How Salt Influenced Civilizations and Shaped World History
Some people use the phrase “old as dirt” but have you ever thought of using the term with the word…
20 Times in History that Financial Markets Collapsed
Economics, trade, and commerce have been staples of human existence ever since we first emerged from caves and formed communal…
20 Noteworthy Engineering Failures in History
Engineers are the unsung heroes of modern civilization. Providing mankind with the ability to travel over water with ships, drive…
16 Terrible Facts about the American Founding Fathers that Didn’t Make it to the History Books
The Founding Fathers, an ambiguous term encompassing those individuals most associated with the formative documents and efforts behind the creation…
39 Groovy Things About Woodstock (That Will Never Happen Again)
Woodstock has gone down as the most famous music festival in music history. The event lasted for only 72 hours…
20 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages, also known as the Medieval Era, is generally denoted as the period of human history between the…
40 Facts About the Japanese Who Refused to Surrender After WWII Had Ended
World War II officially ended in 1945 when Japan's representatives signed their country's articles of surrender aboard the USS Missouri…