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History Of The Piano: Our Comprehensive Guide

September 4, 2019 By Germaine Taylor Leave a Comment

Photo of a grand piano near a flowers

The piano is such a well-known instrument, it’s hard to imagine a time before its invention. But yes, before about 1700 the world had not yet heard the piano’s familiar, beautiful sound. The history of the piano is integrally tied to the history of music, even up until today, as new technological advances make the […]

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10 Medieval Weapons That Will Surely Amaze You

April 1, 2019 By Germaine Taylor Leave a Comment

Medieval weapons

If you’re a Medieval history buff, you’re likely to find this interesting: a whole passel of crazy, hard-core weapons from the Medieval age that include things like flame throwers, land mines, and biological warfare.Take a gander. Quick Navigation Crazy Medieval Weapons1. Culverin2. Flame Throwers​3. Multi-stage Rocket​​4. Lantern Shield​​​5. Spring Loaded Triple Dagger6. Trebuchet​7. Dead Bodies […]

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The 10 Greatest Empires in the History of the World

May 27, 2016 By Kade Tobias Lawson Leave a Comment

Greatest Empires - Ancient Rome

The days when wars raged across all lands for expansion purposes and to seize power are long gone, but those who partook in these battles have written history. On this list, we’ll be reviewing The 10 Greatest Empires in the History of the World, basing our choices on an average of their sizes, power, influence, […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: ancient rome, empires, greatest empires, roman empire, world history

7 Famous Misquotes of People Throughout History

April 15, 2016 By Kade Tobias Lawson Leave a Comment

Famous Misquotes

If Facebook statuses, bumper stickers, souvenir mugs, and T-shirts are any indicators of a quote’s fame, then all of the entries on this list at a stellar level of stardom. But, you know what they say, don’t trust everything you see. We may be used to hearing a certain variation of a saying, but that […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: famous quotes, history quotes, misquotes, quotes

11 Surprising Facts About Mayans You Probably Didn’t Know

March 1, 2016 By Kade Tobias Lawson Leave a Comment

Their Rituals, Among The Facts About Mayans

The Aztecs and Mayans are some of history’s oldest civilizations. However, with age also comes a historical baggage that’s not really accessible to everyone. Despite the fact that the Mayans live on today, in the seclusion of the Yucatan peninsula, most of the things anthropologists know about them is by doing a lot – and […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: ancient civilizations, anthropology, aztecs, civilizations, history, mayans

5 Extremely Dangerous Leaders in History

January 29, 2016 By Germaine Taylor Leave a Comment

Vlad the Impaler is among the extremely dangerous leaders in history.

It seems curious that the most well-known leaders throughout our history are the ones that provoked the most harm and fear. While it is true that people like Hitler or Stalin achieved terrible feats, the past had special men that united many nations or managed to become true conquerors and build immense empires. The following […]

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7 Inventions Created By War

January 26, 2016 By Ralph Torres 1 Comment

The Slinky became one of the most popular toys.

As everything in life, even though wars bring death and despair, there are also some aspects that can be considered good. World conflicts seem to determine people to study new technologies and create better items for our survival. Thus several inventions created by war have become usual objects that we use nowadays. Some of them […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: 7 Inventions Created By War, accidental discoveries, useful items

3 Explorers Who Mysteriously Disappeared

January 20, 2016 By Ralph Torres Leave a Comment

We have always been curious about everything that surrounds us, and thus we have become the most evolved species on Earth. Many explorers braved unimaginable peril in order to find out the limits and wonders of our world. Every part of the map of the world has been charted thanks to the efforts of special […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: 3 Explorers Who Mysteriously Disappeared, important expeditions, world discoveries

Top 7 Illusions About the Past

January 19, 2016 By Germaine Taylor Leave a Comment

The levels of pollution are part of the illusions about the past.

After watching those period movies and reading wonderful books that happen in the past, some of us end up having a brilliant image of the past in our heads. Others have even thought how great it would have been to live in these times. Since the dawn of time people have been fascinated about their past. […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: famines, food diversity, pollution, Top 7 Illusions About the Past

6 Intriguing Christmas Facts

December 22, 2015 By Ralph Torres Leave a Comment

One of the 6 intriguing Christmas facts is Santa Claus, portrayed in this photo

Don’t you just love Christmas trivia? Of course you do. You can use it at the Christmas get-together to get the conversation flowing, or better still: win! If you happen to be playing a game that is based on information about this, one of the most important holidays of the year for Christian influenced civilizations everywhere. […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas fact, Christmas facts, Christmas information, Christmas tidbit

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