Science
16 of History’s Deadly Diseases That Were In Decline And Are Now Making A Comeback
Microbes are scary. Responsible for more deaths than weapons of war, we are unable to see them with our naked…
What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin
While Benjamin Franklin might be best known for flying a kite in a thunderstorm, he never actually flew a kite.…
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…
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…
Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History
Human history has had plenty of ups and downs. For every great triumph, there has been a great disaster. What’s…
18 Old Fashioned Medical Devices that Belonged in Horror Movies
Modern medicine would likely seem like magic to those who lived in the early 20th century. While medicine in the…
These 20 Historical Figures With Severe Mental Issues Helped Shape The World
In many cases, psychiatrists can’t agree on the diagnosis and treatment of what are, nowadays, some of the most common…
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…
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…
Ancient Details about the Pre-Columbian World
Although most of us are aware of the ancient civilizations of the Americas, due to their distant past and limited…