Strange History
These Notorious Dining and Drinking Clubs Weren’t For the Faint of Heart
Eating strange, rare food and drinking to the point of blacking out in the quest to top everyone else isn’t…
These Famous Hoarders From History Could Have Entire TLC Shows About Their Lives
Many of you may be familiar with hoarders because of the TV shows depicting the lives of people who hoard…
These Deadly Jokes Were Not Too Funny for their Victims in the End
A joke that kills is usually a figure of speech for a really funny bit of humor. Sometimes, though, it’s…
These Vicious Crimes Will Make You See the Medieval Period in a New Light
Criminal deeds, especially the more brazen ones, can simultaneously fascinate, titillate, and horrify. That was no less so in the…
Stunningly Stupid Moral Panics From History
Public panic – especially of the moral kind – has cropped up with regular frequency to plague societies throughout history.…
This Person Used AI to See What These Historical Figures Would Look Like Today
Have you ever wondered what famous historical figures actually looked like today in real life? Sure, we have plenty of…
These Common History Myths Are Still Being Taught Today
“Myth or reality?” is an apt question for many historic facts or “facts”. For example, is the story that Betsy…
The Dumbest Get-Rich-Quick Schemes in History
Dumb luck is sometimes better than skill and talent. As in way, way, better. Take Timothy Dexter, an eccentric eighteenth…
There Are Actual Hidden Messages in These Famous Works of Art
Many of the world’s most famous paintings throughout history actually have hidden messages in them. Fine art is amazing, because…
A Screaming Queen’s Ghost and More Spooky Encounters that Haunt Us
Spooky tales of encounters at Hampton Court Palace with the screaming ghost of Catherine Howard, one of Henry VIII’s wives…