Just because there are some old and popular religions out there doesn’t mean that the quest to answer the unknowns that plague men and women’s hearts everywhere, and that have been doing so since the dawn of humanity, is over. Human beings have always tried to come up with explanations for their apparent and (so far) […]
Assassinated Presidents of the USA
Ruling an entire nation is no easy feat. Especially when that nation is relatively recent, from a historical standpoint, and is composed of individuals coming from quite a few other nations, as was the case of the USA at its beginning. And when the form of government is a democracy, in which everyone is allowed […]
6 Historical Witch Hunters
An adolescent looks eagerly up at the career counselor as he waits for her to begin. She looks up from her papers, stacks them neatly, puts them down and puts her crossed hands to her lips, pondering. After a few seconds of permuting the psychological components of the young man in front of her she […]
7 Lesser Known Einstein Tidbits
Yes, yes. Einstein was the smartest man alive. E = mc2. He was sorry for helping invent the nuclear bomb for the rest of his life. He failed Physics class when in school (or high-school, depending on the version). And all the other much paraded information about the great man that constantly gushes forth on […]
Proper Guilt-finding At The Salem Witch Trials
Considering the proceedings at the erroneously called Salem Witch Trials, the erroneous part being the word trial, one would think that they took place, at the very least, at the end of the “proper” Middle Ages, just before the Renaissance started putting a bit of a rein on religious nonsense, or better still, in the […]
5 Famous People Slandered
What sticks to a person harder than a super-glued overly-attached girlfriend/boyfriend? Slander. It takes years or a life-time of effort to build a reputation and only seconds to destroy it. Which is probably why inventing false rumors about one’s adversaries or falsely portraying them in a negative manner is such an effective and cheap way of […]
8 Women Who Changed History
Although oppressed and suppressed, women from the twentieth century could never be silenced. They were never given the rights they deserved on a silver platter, but instead fought for what was theirs without heeding the illegal consequences that could befall them. Swimming against the current can’t be easy, but these 8 women who changed history weren’t […]
9 Activities Declared Illegal in England
We take lots of things for granted nowadays. Not only freedom of speech and the right to vote were once privileged activities. English people have been through some rough patched throughout the years. Check out these 9 activities declared illegal in England. They’ll make you feel more grateful about what you have and what you […]
5 Old Beliefs That Turned Out Somewhat True
We tend to dismiss out ancestors’ believes as unfounded. And sure, most of them were. The Earth is not the center of the universe, drawing blood won’t help you cure cholera, sacrificing goats won’t make you rich and Santa Klaus doesn’t sneak into your house via your chimney. But there are still some ideas put forth […]
10 Most Skillful Snipers Of All Times
While modern technology has improved everything, including shotguns, being a sniper in the past required a lot of skill, patience and strategic abilities. Unlike automatic firearms, if you handled a rifle in the 19th century you had to be quick on your feet and have an impeccable precision if you wanted to survive your enemy. […]