Religion
Panic Outbreaks That Shaped History and Controlled the Masses
Mass panic outbreaks can shape historic events – for worse, but sometimes for the better. On the bad side, as…
Crazy Facts About Medieval Times that Will Make Present Day Look Easy
The medieval era is full of fascinating but little-known facts. Take the mysterious disease known as the “sweating sickness”. We…
The Most Epic Myths from Around the World
Myths are powerful things. They shape civilizations both past and current. Some stand as the bedrock for religious beliefs. They…
These People All Met a Tragic and Slightly Comedic End
Shuffling off the mortal coil is tragic, but such is the circle of life. However, the tragedy of some demises…
Really Inappropriate Deaths in History
You know that feeling after intimacy when we lay there wondering if our breathing and heart rate will ever return…
21 Facts About the Mayflower Voyage and the First Thanksgiving
Four hundred years have passed since the epic voyage of the Mayflower, years which have enshrouded its story in myth…
Dramatic Assassination Plots from History and Their Outcomes
Assassination and the risk thereof are an occupational hazard for the prominent, the powerful, or just the plain famous and…
America Wanted to Nuke the Moon and Other Weird History
People often get up to weird stuff, and the world can be a weird place at times. Take for instance…
Great Daring Moments From History
Some among us are just naturally more daring than the rest of humanity. The lucky amongst us might go through…
Lesser Known Byzantine Empire Facts
The western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in 476, but the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine…