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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…
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…
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…