# Colonialism
Horrific Facts from History that Will Invade Nightmares
History is full of horrific but frequently overlooked moments. Take Vlad the Impaler, a real-life medieval ruler whose dark reputation inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He did not suck blood. He impaled people…
Tragic Discoveries from the Canadian Indigenous Schools and other Events
Tragic events are unfortunately all too common in history. Take the time Canada set out to assimilate Indigenous kids into…
Throwing Slaves Overboard to Drown and Other Dark Moments From History
History is chock full of dark examples of people’s inhumanity to each other. From the throwing of slaves into the…
Historic Ideas That Aged Like Complete Garbage
Throughout history, many an idea seemed brilliant when first introduced, but turned out to be not so bright in hindsight.…
The Bat Bomb Invention and Other Odd Facts from History and War
History sometimes comes across as dull - a dreary collection of dusty facts and dates that cause students’ eyes to…
Terrible Schemes that Governments and People Have Tried
Most brainstorms come nowhere near to producing useful and practical ideas. Indeed, if we are honest with ourselves, most brainstorms…
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…
This African Queen Fought the British Empire in the War of the Golden Stool
"Yaa Asantewaa, The woman who fights before cannons, You have accomplished great things, You have done well" -Ashanti song- In…
Arthur Rimbaud’s Roller Coaster Life, from Sensitive Poet to Mercenary and Arms Dealer
Few have embodied the "haunted poet" bit better than French poet Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), an early…
10 of History’s Worst Colonial Disasters
In 1800, before the Industrial Revolution, Europeans controlled 35% of world. By 1914, on the eve of World War I,…