# History
The Philosopher who Trolled Himself to Death and Other Philosophical Oddities from History
The philosopher Socrates is probably the best known name in the history of philosophy. Less known is that he was…
Dirty Secrets Under Lake Lanier And Other Evil Government Plots
Government power is often on such a scale that is hard to conceptualize. There is nothing – not even giant…
Obi Wan Kenobi Took On the Third Reich and Other Lesser Known World War II Facts
WWII was a gargantuan affair that saw more than just copious combat, massive mayhem, and mind-boggling amounts of deaths and…
Shocking Marriage Details from History that Really Take the Cake
Marriage is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime occasion. So throughout history, people have often splurged to make weddings as…
Lies that Have Completely Taken Over these Historical Stories
Inaccurate “facts” often litter the popular perception of many historic events. Take one of the American Revolution’s most iconic paintings,…
The Nutty Lives of these American Leaders Were Anything But Ordinary
Nutty things moments and America seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. And from the country’s birth, our…
Brutal Moments in History Where Justice Was Served Ice Cold
Moments of vengeance and can be found throughout the entirety of history. As Paul Gaugin once said, “life being what…
These World War II Heroines Should be Household Names
Women played key – and often overlooked – roles in World War II’s resistance. Take Virginia Hall, a one-legged American…
The Craziest Schemes that the Government Ever Tried to Push on the Masses
A plan to turn America into a nation of hippo meat eaters was seriously considered a century ago. It came…
The Most Heroic Airmen of World War II
As a general proposition, you would expect a fighter ace – a pilot who downed at least five airplanes –…