What Is A Rube Goldberg Machine? (Hint: You’ve Seen One Before) [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteThe illustrator said his cartoons of the Rube Goldberg Machine were a “symbol of man’s capacity for exerting […]
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How Joe Masseria’s Murder Gave Rise To The Mafia’s Golden Age
This post was originally published on this siteA simple card game between Joe Masseria and Lucky Luciano turned into one of the most infamous hits […]
Was The Moon Landing Faked? Why Conspiracy Nuts Think So
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory proposes that the moon landing actually took place on a Hollywood set. Another suggests that Area […]
How Francis Marion’s Revolutionary Use Of Guerrilla Warfare Changed Military Tactics Forever
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “Swamp Fox,” Francis Marion spent the war showing the British just how uncomfortable he could […]
23 Famous Random Objects From History And Where They Are Now
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 24 The Rifle That Killed JFK A Dallas policeman holds up the rifle that Lee […]
Which Of These 9 Presidents Would You Want To Party With?
This post was originally published on this siteThough some of our presidents were notorious teetotalers, quite a few of them sure knew how to party. […]
Valerie Solanas — The Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol
This post was originally published on this siteShortly after publishing her manifesto, titled “Society for Cutting Up Men,” Valerie Solanas’ feminism spiraled out of control, […]
The Cold-Blooded Revenge Of Buford Pusser
This post was originally published on this siteWhen his wife was killed, Buford Pusser went from a cop hell-bent on fighting crime, to a man […]
The “Orphan Train” That Brought Kids Around The Country For No-Background-Check Adoptions
This post was originally published on this siteBefore there was modern-day adoption and a fully-vetted foster care system, there was the Orphan Train, which transported […]
Brenda Ann Spencer Shot Up A School. Her Reason? “I Don’t Like Mondays”
This post was originally published on this siteWhen asked by a reporter why she fired 30 rounds into a schoolyard, Brenda Ann Spencer’s answer was […]
The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys, And The Great July 4th Riot
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dead Rabbits feuded with the Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New […]
How The New York Blackout Of 1977 Tore A Crumbling City Apart
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the New York blackout of 1977, an entire city went dark, only to be lit up by […]
That Time The U.S. And Britain Went To War Over A Pig
This post was originally published on this siteAlong the Rockies and the Pacific coastline, on a small shared island, England and the U.S. turned a […]
From The Woods To Politics — Who Was The Real Davy Crockett?
This post was originally published on this siteMost people know Davy Crockett as a daring frontiersman, but he actually had quite the interesting life outside […]
The Bizarre Tale Of The World War II Ghost Blimp And Its Missing Crew
This post was originally published on this siteUnofficial answers for the ghost blimp’s missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions. Wikimedia CommonsA […]
Was Edith Wilson Actually America’s First Female President?
This post was originally published on this siteFor just over a year, Edith Wilson took on the duties of the president, following her husband’s stroke, […]
That Time A Plane Full Of Nuclear Bombs Crashed In Greenland
This post was originally published on this siteOn Jan. 21, 1968, a plane with carrying nuclear bombs came crashing down to the frozen sea ice […]
America Is Not A Christian Nation And Never Has Been
This post was originally published on this siteThe text of the U.S. Constitution makes no mention of God, Jesus Christ, or Christianity. Wikimedia CommonsScene at […]
33 History “Facts” We’ve All Been Getting Dead Wrong
This post was originally published on this siteTurns out a ton of what we all learned in high school history class just isn’t true. 1 […]
The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
This post was originally published on this siteThe Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved […]
In 1994 The U.S. Military Actually Considered Building A “Gay Bomb”
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea of a gay bomb came from a desire to debilitate and distract their opponents but not […]
How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam
This post was originally published on this siteEven before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II. […]
The Gruesome Story Of The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders
This post was originally published on this siteThe bloody, mysterious Villisca Axe Murders have stumped authorities for over a century, despite numerous suspects, two trials, […]
The Bizarre, Accidental Death Of Clement Vallandigham
This post was originally published on this siteClement Vallandigham was in the middle of demonstrating how another man might have accidentally killed himself — then […]
How The Philadelphia Experiment Became Famous Despite Never Happening
This post was originally published on this siteThe Philadelphia experiment on the USS Eldridge remains one of the most famous governmental experiments to date. The […]