Strange History
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…
16 Creepy Alleged Sightings Of The Jersey Devil
In 1773, a legend spread throughout Philadelphia and the neighboring southern New Jersey that the “Leeds Devil” was loose on…
18 Reasons One is Executed for Witchcraft during the ‘Burning Times’
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, a moral panic spread through large parts of Europe and North America. People were…
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…
Birds, Entrails and Newborn Babies: 20 of the Strangest Fortune Telling Methods from History
These days, most forms of divination – that is, ways to try and see into the future – have been…
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…
16 Horrifying Historical Locations Where People Continue to Live in the United States
Whether The Amityville Horror is a true story or a hoax perpetrated by the Lutz family has been the subject…
20 Downright Bizarre Details About the History of Chocolate that We Love to Sink Our Teeth Into
Every day, highways around the world are packed with trucks hauling literally tonnes of sweet, sugary packets of brown confectionary:…
These Influential Figures in History Were Actually Eunuchs
Throughout the course of history, young men all over the world were castrated before puberty in order to become eunuchs.…
18 Indecent Behaviors of the Regency Era
The Regency period is so named due to the Regency of Prince George IV of England, which started with his…