# Waterloo
History’s Most Lunatic Events and People
Throughout history, many a lunatic has risen to a position of power, from which he played an outsized role in shaping events. Take the lunatic general who destroyed Napoleon, despite being deluded…
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,…
These Times History Took a Turn for the Batty
Did you know about the time Thomas Edison went on an electrocution jag, publicly frying dozens of animals to death…
20 Lesser Known History Facts That Captured Attention
History is composed in the main of broad outlines and major stories known by many, and smaller stories and details…
8 Horrifying Revelations That Will Change Your View of London Forever
Like all European capitals, Britain's bustling metropolis of London has had its fair share of historical drama. Notwithstanding great fires…
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: How the Legendary French Commander Met His Waterloo
The Hundred Days is the term given to the period between Napoleon’s return from exile to the second restoration of…
This Day In History: Napoleon Is Crowned Emperor (1804)
On this day in 1804 In the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, Emperor…