Four Horribly Botched Invasions
You don’t have to watch a poorly acted film like “War of the Worlds” to see an invasion elegantly foiled. Just check out some of these historical attacks that went south…
8 Strange Historic Jobs
Chances are you don’t love your job. If you’re like most people, you have to get up in the morning and sit in front of a computer for hours compiling excel
4 Strange (And Unsolved) Disappearances
Sad fact of life: people go missing all the time and they're never seen alive again. Sadder fact of life: people go missing all the time and they're never seen
4 Legendary Con Artists
We're really not supposed to like con artists because, you know, they're criminals, but sometimes their stories are so absurd and their cons so effective that
These Are the 10 Most Dangerous Attempts to Fly
We will forever be tempted by the sky. Before we mastered flight we tried all sorts of crazy things. Even after we've worked it out we still try weird ways to reach the heavens. This is a collection of attempts from all throughout history.
5 Legendary Duels
Ah, the good old days. Sure racism and sexism were everywhere… and people died all the time of diseases we have cures for… and there was no internet… but at least you could legally kill someone who pissed you off, if you were man enough to do it to his face.
5 More Least Likely Saviors From History
Human history is strewn about with “saviors”. Whether that says something negative about mankind needing that much saving or about our gullibility, we’d rather not speculate. Instead, let’s focus on the often bizarre places from which these self-proclaimed messiahs tend to pop up.
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.
Five Important Items (That Are Totally Missing)
Most people lose things from time to time. Your keys, the TV remote… maybe even your wallet if you’re unlucky. While you might feel foolish for these tiny snafus, take comfort that your slipup pales in comparison to these losses…
Grigori Rasputin: His Life, Murder, and Penis
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is an infamous character, the lecherous Russian mystic whose life sparked controversy and tragedy. He was a man of contradictions,
