# politics
Historic Ideas That Aged Like Complete Garbage
Throughout history, many an idea seemed brilliant when first introduced, but turned out to be not so bright in hindsight.…
The Ship That Disguised Itself as an Island and Other Lesser-Known WWII Facts
In early 1942, during the opening months of WWII in the Asia-Pacific theater, the Allies were reeling from a series…
Satanic Tomatoes and Other Weird Details Not Taught in History Class
Weird stuff permeates history, but by necessity, most of the weird stuff is not taught in school. Because of space…
History’s Out of the Ordinary Radicals
In 1946, Brazil’s government prohibited the country’s newspapers from mentioning Japan’s defeat in the recently concluded Second World War. The…
Famous Historic Figures’ Public Image vs the Reality of their Lives
Public image is probably the greatest asset of public figures. Whether kings, politicians, movie stars or moral crusaders, projecting and…
40 Things About The Outlandish Math Cult Leader, and Other Unusual Facts From the Ancient World
Most of us know Pythagoras from grade school geometry, as that ancient guy who came up with that theory about…
The Death Row Baseball Team and Other Odd Episodes in History
Every now and then, just about everybody could do with a little bit of extra motivation and added incentive to…
History Battle of Black Race for Liberty and Justice
African American history is steeped in the fight for freedom and against oppression. Some of the best-known events in that…
The Bat Bomb Invention and Other Odd Facts from History and War
History sometimes comes across as dull - a dreary collection of dusty facts and dates that cause students’ eyes to…
Fascinating and Lesser Known People Who Changed American History
American history is littered with names of great people. But what about the lesser-known people who shaped American history? Monticello,…