# politics
We Are Still Learning Weird Things About Ancient Sparta
Spartan authorities practiced eugenics as a matter of state policy, in order to raise strong warriors to maintain Sparta’s military…
Dramatic Deaths These People Did Not See Coming
"Amusing" and death usually don’t belong in the same sentence, what with the latter typically being so tragic. However, tragic…
Unusual Historic Events That Will Make You Cringe For Days
A funny historic event occurred in 1910, when Virginia Woolf and her friends tricked the British Royal Navy into believing…
Tinder Would Probably Ban These Famous Historic Figures
Tinder and other dating platforms would probably ban many historic figures if they were still around. Take the imperial prince…
Costly Historic Mistakes That People Immediately Regretted
Costly mistakes have been all too common throughout history. Take the time 20th Century Fox agreed to let George Lucas…
Historic Catastrophes: Tales of Tragedy and Unforgettable Disaster
Disaster struck Dublin in 1875, when a fire erupted in a liquor warehouse full of hundreds of thousands of gallons…
Weirdest and Pettiest Causes of Wars and Diplomatic Disputes
A dispute can, all too often, escalate into a diplomatic crisis or a bloody war. Even if the initial cause…
Facts About Ancient Egypt They Didn’t Teach In School
The Egyptian civilization of the pharaohs lasted for an incredibly long time – more than three thousand years. To put…
Wildly Bizarre Decisions that Shaped Early America
America could have had herds of wild elephants roaming its wilderness today. To the dismay of pachyderm lovers, however, it…
Bizarre British Monarchy Facts That Sound Fake
The monarch of The United Kingdom, in one of those quaint and cute bits of British monarchy trivia, owns all…