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Most People Picture History Wrong, These Facts Will Set them Straight
Common knowledge and conventional wisdom about much of history are often woefully lacking in actual knowledge and wisdom. For example, the Aztecs did not confuse the Spanish Conquistadores with gods. Nor did…
Ancient History
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:…
Ancient History
12 of History’s Greatest Back Stabbers and their Dramatic Consequences
According to folk etymology, the term "double-cross", as in deception by some kind of double-dealing, originated with the 18th century…
Ancient History
The Mysterious Maya Civilization: 3 Periods of Rapid Rise, Classic Collapse & Finally, Succumbing to a Spanish Conquest
The Maya civilization was one of the most advanced in Mesoamerica and survived for approximately 3,500 years before falling victim…
Ancient History
Savage or Sophisticated? 6 Things you must know about the Inca
Although the Inca Empire only had a peak of around 100 years, it remains as one of the most intriguing…