# USSR
A Surgeon With 300% Mortality Rate From a Single Operation and Other Historic Screwups
Everybody has made a mistake or two - or twenty. Fortunately – and sometimes unfortunately, because some mistakes actually make…
Untrue Historic “Facts” It’s Time to Erase
Throughout history, many myths have gained such widespread acceptance in public perception that it is treated as an established fact.…
When US and German Soldiers Fought Together and Lesser-Known World War II Events
The Second World War was history’s most massive conflict, fought at a scale that boggles the mind. More than 100…
A Ballerina Who Stabbed an SS Guard With a Stiletto and Other Historic Rebels
During World War II, the anti-fascist resistance in occupied Europe took on many forms and came in different groupings and…
Women That Left Their Mark Throughout History
History tends to downplay the role of women. Their accomplishments are often ignored altogether, or they are depicted as either…
The Fart That Killed 10,000 People, and Other Weird Moments From History
During the current pandemic, people are probably more likely to fart in order to hide a cough when in public,…
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.…
Highlights during WWII and Other Lesser Known Historical Facts
Jumping out of an airplane with a parachute is risky enough. Jumping out of an airplane or bomber plane without a…
Most People Picture History Wrong, These Facts Will Set them Straight
Common knowledge and conventional wisdom about much of history are often woefully lacking in actual knowledge and wisdom. For example,…
Historical Figures with Unforeseen Downfall and Misfortune
Nobody is perfect, and we have all been wrong a time or twenty. However, no matter how wrong we have…