Alice Liddell: The real Alice in Wonderland, 1858-1872
This post was originally published on this siteAlice Liddell was the middle daughter of Henry George Liddell, Dean of Christ Church at Oxford. Alice, along […]
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Otto Rahn And The Nazi Crusade For The Holy Grail
This post was originally published on this siteOtto Rahn was an openly gay and liberal-leaning historian in search of the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, Heinrich Himmler, […]
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, […]
Edgar Allan Poe’s Death Sounds Like An Edgar Allan Poe Story
This post was originally published on this siteEdgar Allan Poe died in 1849, but historians still disagree on exactly what caused his untimely and horrific […]
Fart Proudly: Ben Franklin Loved Farting So Much He Wrote An Essay About It
This post was originally published on this siteIn addition to being a founding father and noted inventor, Ben Franklin once sent a letter now entitled […]
Vlad The Impaler Was Much Worse Than Dracula Ever Was
This post was originally published on this siteThe legend of a vampire Count living in gloomy foothills of Transylvania stems from the real, bloody life […]
Meet Dr. Giovanni Aldini — The Man Whose Experiments Inspired ‘Frankenstein’
This post was originally published on this siteThe disturbed Dr. Victor Frankenstein found his real-life roots in Dr. Giovanni Aldini. Wikimedia Commons Dr. Giovanni Aldini […]
Meet The Man Whose Double Life Inspired Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde
This post was originally published on this siteThe two-faced maniac was actually based on a real person. Papa Lima Whiskey / Wikimedia CommonsA poster for […]
The Murderous Origins Of The Oxford English Dictionary
This post was originally published on this siteA key contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary was actually a murderer who was serving a life sentence […]