Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi — Gifted Fortune Teller Or User of Hallucinogenics?
This post was originally published on this siteKnown throughout the ancient world, Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi was famous for her frenzied prophecies of doom […]
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How Dachau Concentration Camp Guards Got Their Comeuppance
This post was originally published on this siteFollowing the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp, American troops felt an urge to personally punish the camp’s […]
“Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized”: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteHow Black September perpetrated the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the […]
7 Surreal Food Disasters From The Boston Molasses Disaster To The London Beer Flood
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the London beer flood to the Boston molasses disaster, these are the strangest, deadliest food disasters in […]
17 Famous Cannibal Attacks That Will Send A Shiver Down Your Spine
This post was originally published on this siteCannibalism is crazy enough as it is, but throughout history and the world, there have been some cannibal […]
Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk
This post was originally published on this siteFor centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them […]
How Glenn Miller Went From WWII’s Musical Icon To Missing In Action
This post was originally published on this siteGlenn Miller was a renowned bandleader during the swing era. Then he played for the allied troops in […]
Meet Jimmy Burke — The Gent Behind Goodfellas And The Lufthansa Heist
This post was originally published on this siteJimmy Burke had a reputation for being a gentleman, but that didn’t stop him from being one of […]
Meet Margot Frank — Anne’s Older Sister Who Also Had A Diary
This post was originally published on this siteThough Anne’s diary, friends, and family have shed some light on who Margot was, her own diary was […]
35 Vintage Mugshots That Prove They Don’t Make Female Criminals Like They Used To
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 36 Dorothy Mort, 32, convicted of murdering her lover, a young doctor named Claude Tozer. […]
How Edward Teach Became The Treacherous Blackbeard
This post was originally published on this siteWhile he’s known for his menacing look and ship, Blackbeard actually came from a very surprising and enriched […]
The Colossus Of Rhodes — What Happened To This Wonder Of The Ancient World?
This post was originally published on this siteThe Colossus of Rhodes stood for just 54 years, but its legacy lasted far longer than that. Historical […]
The MOVE Bombing: When Police Dropped Explosives On A Black Liberation Group
This post was originally published on this siteSee the horror of the 1985 MOVE bombing that saw Philadelphia police drop two explosives on the home […]
The Weathermen: Inside The Free-Loving, Bomb-Planting Radical Group
This post was originally published on this siteExperience the most outrageous stories and photos from the Weathermen a.k.a. the Weather Underground, the Vietnam War-era radicals […]
Meet Newton Knight —The Southerner Who Terrorized The Confederacy
This post was originally published on this siteNewton Knight led a small army of fugitive slaves and Confederate deserters in one of the most rebellious […]
How Thomas More Went From The King’s Trusted Advisor To Having No Head
This post was originally published on this siteSir Thomas More was a devout Catholic and a civil servant to King Henry in the sixteenth century. […]
Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan
This post was originally published on this siteEven after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely […]
Hakarl — Iceland’s National Dish Is Basically Rancid And Toxic Shark
This post was originally published on this siteFor centuries, the process of making hakarl has been the same, allowing for the preparation of the dish […]
Inside The Nazis’ Aborted Plan To Invade Britain
This post was originally published on this siteWhile many leaders in Germany were in favor of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler was initially against it as […]
Three Historic Explorers Who Were Captivated By Mermaid Sightings
This post was originally published on this siteWe know all about the Little Mermaid and Homer’s sirens. However, as these famed explorers tell us, mermaid […]
Was Ivan The Terrible Really As Terrible As His Legacy Suggests?
This post was originally published on this siteIvan the Terrible was given a terrible reputation, but was he really as bad as history made him […]
There’s A Giant Rock Formation Off Japan’s Coast And No One Knows If It’s Manmade
This post was originally published on this siteThe Yonaguni Monument wasn’t discovered until 1987, and in that short time it’s already become a tourist attraction […]
How John and Lorena Bobbitt Took Marital Problems To A Whole New Level
This post was originally published on this siteLorena Bobbitt made headlines when she took her marital problems with her husband John Bobbitt to a whole […]
Who Wrote The Bible? This Is What The Actual Historical Evidence Says
This post was originally published on this siteSet aside what religious tradition says, and discover who wrote the Bible according to the scholars who have […]
How Bikini Atoll Was Ruined By Castle Bravo And Operation Crossroads
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Cold War, the U.S. conducted the Castle Bravo and Operation Crossroads nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll […]