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40 Outlandish Oscar Snubs Throughout the Decades
While Academy Awards are often regarded, at least in the United States, as a benchmark for signifying a quality film, the rewards are often, in fact, quite contentious. Many groundbreaking and iconic…
16 Brutal Realities of Trial By Combat Fighting Throughout History
The brutal, gladiatorial fight to the death between champions in Game of Thrones has reintroduced trial by combat to the…
17 Facts About Gladiators
Through various mediums throughout history, we've glorified gladiators. These men are the idols of man, the quintessential ideal of bad-ass.…
These 10 Truly Bizarre Beliefs From History Will Keep You Laughing All Night
From the belief that joining the workforce and getting a job would dry out a woman's uterus, to the conviction…
A Closer Look at 10 of History’s Most Pervasive Myths
If there's a line dividing history from mythology, it's so fine that it's practically invisible. No matter how widely read…
History on Film: The Historical Accuracy of 8 Classic Movies
It might have been Mark Twain who wrote: “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story”,…
A Day in the Life of a Gladiator in Ancient Rome
Before the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii (two cities destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD) in…