Strange History
Lesser Known But Intriguing Historic Criminals
Most criminals and their crimes are pretty pedestrian and unremarkable, but some crimes and criminals cannot help but attract attention…
Mistakes That Helped Shape U.S. into What it Is Today
Countries, like people, are the sum total of the experiences encountered en route to the present, be such experiences good,…
40 Real People Executed for Witchcraft
Before modern science, people didn’t know who to blame when crops failed, plague spread, or children died young. What couldn’t…
Episodes of Cannibalism throughout History
Cannibalism, the consumption of members of one’s own species, is known to occur in over 1,500 species of animal life…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…
Odd Facts and Myths from History
History has taken many strange twists and turns as it unfolded, and no doubt will continue to do so. Some…
Myths About the Middle Ages Debunked
Some of what most of us know – or think we know – about the medieval period is true, and…
37 Historical Items Unearthed By Surprised Construction Workers
Archaeologists spend their entire lives searching for historical artifacts, buried riches, or holy relics. Sometimes, only to come up short.…
Russia’s Rambo and Other Fascinating WWII Figures and Facts
As history’s greatest conflict ever, the Second World War had no shortage of suffering and hardship and tragedy. At the…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…