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The Seedy Side of Frank Sinatra and other Beloved Historic Figures
Seedy aspects abound in the lives of many famous people. Even in the lives of otherwise notably good ones. Take Frank Sinatra, a man known for being a class act, and deservedly…
Weird Mafia Myths Popularized by the Godfather and Media
Few movies have more successfully romanticized something horrid than The Godfather did in the mafia. It portrayed Mafiosi in such…
How Lies Surrounding the Alamo took Root and Other Historic Myths
Many historic account has been widely disseminated for generations, only to get exposed as a myth when examined carefully. Take…
Governments that Tried to Create Super Soldiers and Super Weapons
In the eighteenth century, a Prussian king tried to create an army of super big soldiers. He couldn’t find enough…
Don’t Take these Historic Events Out of Context Like Everybody Else Does
Context is important, but too often history is presented and accepted without necessary context that explains the otherwise inexplicable or…
Absurd Cold War Stories That Just Don’t Make Sense
Cold War tensions brought humanity to the brink of extinction more than once. For decades, two superpowers with enough nuclear…
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,…
Bonkers Crimes and Criminals In History
Most crimes are run-of-the-mill and prosaic affairs – except for the direct participants, whether victims or perpetrators. To outside observers,…
20 Historic Events Even the Movies Won’t Touch
Hollywood has never had a shortage of dumb movie plots. Nor did it have a dearth of far-fetched scenes that…
The Nazis Fought World War II While Tweaking on Crystal Meth
During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, German scientists observed how Benzedrine enhanced American athletes’ performance. After finding these results, they then…