Strange History
These Abysmal Christmases in History Make us Grateful for the Cringey Family Gatherings
It’s late on Christmas Day. You’ve eaten way too much turkey and chocolate. Drinking booze and eggnog throughout the whole…
These Details About Krampus, the Christmas Demon, would Make all Children Fear the Holidays
Krampus is the quintessential antithesis of Santa Claus, and he has seen a revival in the past recent years as…
20 Breakfasts and Morning Rituals of these Well-known People in History
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This is especially true if you want to start…
40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall
Adolf Hitler’s suicide in 1945 helped bring about the end of World War II, the bloodiest conflict the world had…
The Sodder Children Vanished Christmas Eve 1945, and the Police Still Have No Idea what Happened
George Sodder, born Giorgio Soddu in Sardinia, emigrated to the United States in 1908 with his older brother. He settled…
This WWII Plan Consisted of Incinerating Japan With Bats Bearing Tiny Bombs
During World War II, a Pennsylvania dentist named Lytle S. Adams had an outside-the-box-thinking brainstorm: incinerate Japanese cities with tiny…
These 18 Overlapping Events Completely Change Historic Perceptions
The way most people are taught their history lessons is linear, one reason so many detest the subject of history.…
18 Strange Obsessions Shed New Light on these Historical Figures
While they may have enjoyed great wealth, power and privilege, kings, queens and generals are human too, just like everybody…
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…
16 Infamous Cults in History
Cults are notoriously tricky to define. Mainly though, for something to qualify as a cult, it needs to hold a…