# History
Ingratitude Was All These People Got For Doing the Right Thing
Ingratitude has been the reward of many who saved the day and changed the world. Take the woman who played…
Mysterious Slayings & Crimes Of The Victorian Era
The Victorian era’s best known unsolved slayings are those of Jack the Ripper, whose identity remains as much a mystery…
These Bizarre Food Facts Make History Even Weirder
Food is one of the few things we literally can’t do without. Like all other species, humans’ key priority has…
Movies The US Military Assisted On and Movies They Refused To Be Apart Of
Movie scripts for war films have to get approved by the Pentagon as a precondition for the US military’s assistance…
Legendary Losses: Biggest Losers In History
A loser John or Jane Average has far less to fall before face planting than a loser in a position…
These People Were The Real Power Behind The Throne
The power and authority wielded by the mighty has often been delegated to subordinates. Sometimes, those subordinates become mighty in…
Forgotten Details From The Golden Age Of Hollywood
Hollywood had its first version of “Brangelina” long before Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie were born. In the 1920s and…
Civilization Exists Because of Beer & Other Prehistory Facts
Civilization is derived from the Latin civilis (“civil”) and civitas (“city”). It could not have started until our stone age…
The Strangest Sports Stories In History
Sport history is chock full of fascinating facts. Take the time that a steeplechase race was won by a dead…
History’s Most Powerful Rulers
Powerful people have often changed the trajectory of history through innovation and by thinking outside the box. Take history’s first…