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26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
Which events were the most important in any given decade of U.S....
What Did Cleopatra Look Like?
Cleopatra’s Beauty Was in the Beholder’s Eye
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
The opposite of Lady Luck.
The Craziest Scam? Gregor MacGregor Creates His Own Country
Welcome to Poyais, not quite as advertised…
Defenestration: Prague's History of Literally Throwing Authority Out the Window
Learn about Prague’s surprisingly rich history of defenestration.
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed Off as News
On August 25, 1835, the New York Sun began running a...
How the First Surviving Quintuplets Became a Tourist Attraction
The Dionne sisters were the first known set of quintuplets to...
Why Have So Many World Leaders Married Their Cousins?
Royal weddings through history have often had one thing in common:...
6 Real-Life Man-Eating Animals
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
6 Ingenious Escapes
Feeling stuck? Get inspired by these brilliant breakouts.
Radium Girls: The Women Who Fought for Their Lives in a Killer Workplace
Being poisoned by their employer led these women to fight back.
Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons
Scientist Nikola Tesla is known for many things, but not many...
Queen Elizabeth's Court Occultist
Was John Dee a sorcerer or a scholar?
How the Symbolism of the Swastika Was Ruined
The swastika went from being a positive symbol to a negative...
Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII introduced a more accurate calendar....
The Time Julius Caesar Was Captured by Pirates
Be careful who you kidnap.
Famous Mustaches in History
We mustache you a question: Who had the greatest mustache in...
Pirate School: 5 Things You Can Shoot from a Cannon
Hit me with your best shot.
Gilles de Rais: History’s First Serial Killer?
Gilles de Rais was a wealthy nobleman and a war hero. Today,...
6 Teenagers Who Made History
Youth wasn’t wasted on these young people.
9 Infamous Assassins and the World Leaders They Dispatched
Meet the people behind the guns.