6 Enlightening Facts About the Egyptian Sun God Ra
Have we surpassed the wisdom of one of the oldest civilizations, or do we still have something to learn from...
5 Popular Myths About Samurai
There are some things that are so legendary, so cool, so iconic that not even Tom Cruise can ruin them. We speak of course, of the samurai.
4 Weird Weapons of World War II – the Axis Powers
During World War II, Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler and his allies, the so called ‘Axis’ powers, were desperate to control Europe and Asia and spread the
16 Highest Selling Items in Auction History
In 1674, the first auction house was opened in Sweden. It was named Stockholms Auktionsverk. In modern times, thousands of precious antiques and historical
Five of the Most Notorious Doctors in History
Some people claim you’d have to be crazy to put up with four years of undergrad, four years of medical school, internships, residencies and so on just to hang out with sick people all day. These fellows prove there might be something to that theory.
The Angel of Death and the Twins of Auschwitz
Josef Mengele was a Nazi scientist involved in their famous genetics program that had the task of creating a master race of Aryan people. The job for Mengele,
5 Civilizations That Just Disappeared
Have you ever misplaced your keys? How about the remote control? Maybe forgot where you parked your car? It’s a pretty frustrating thing, isn’t it? I
History’s Five Shortest Wars
As long as there has been man, there has been fighting, probably because we're all too dumb to just agree to disagree. Hence wars. Fortunately, not all wars are
5 Creepiest Facts About Rasputin’s Bizarre Death
A lot of people are familiar with Grigori Rasputin, a mystic from Russia who became friends with Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1905. He was known as a strange and mysterious man with a bad reputation, who discredited the Russian royal family. Some believed Rasputin was a prophet, while others thought he was merely a drunk swindler. Rasputin's influence on the imperial family started to grow,
6 People Who Almost Changed History
History is strewn with great individuals who managed to invent, assassinate or fight their way into high school textbooks worldwide, changing history with every