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June 26, 2023 · Facts
(Image: By Steve Fauer, photographer – Steve Fauer, CC BY-SA 2.5) Arnold Schwarzenegger, a name that has become synonymous with strength, determination, and success, has left an indelible mark on the world. Born in the small village of Thal, Styria, Austria, Schwarzenegger’s journey from a humble European village to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood […]
May 19, 2023 · Ancient World
Alexander the Great was probably not exceptionally tall. The most reasonable estimate is that he stood somewhere around 165–170 cm, or about 5’5”–5’7”, although we do not have a reliable ancient measurement of his height. That may sound short today, but it would not have been especially unusual in the ancient world. For a Macedonian […]
September 16, 2022 · Facts
When I was a kid, I had this recurring dream about the Headless Horseman. He would take me on his horse through my neighborhood. In the years after that, the dream faded away, and kept wondering where that dream might come from — I had never seen any kind of movie or read a book about this […]
July 10, 2022 · Ancient World
In the year 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born in the then Macedonian town of Pella. He is considered one of the most successful warriors and leaders of the ancient world and perhaps even in complete history. He turned the small Macedonia where he had started into one of the greatest empires in the […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
Our history books are full of myths and sagas about interesting creatures and events from far away land like Greece, The Roman Empire, Scandinavia, and old Asian ones. But for a fact I know, that the Netherlands, the country that I was born in and living in right now, has a couple of fascinating myths […]
June 28, 2022 · Ancient World
In the lands of the ancient pharaohs, sphinxes, and gold, there are also beautiful pyramids. The history books teach us that the Egyptian slaves built them, but is this true? Were these giant pyramids built by the slaves? Besides the theories that suggest that the Pyramids were built by Aliens, which is an interesting theory […]
June 28, 2022 · Crime
The idea that white slaves would have existed is kind of dismissed these days. The focus is placed hugely on the transatlantic slave trade, where African slaves were transported to the Americas to perform labor for their “rulers.” Of course, that should never have happened. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that white […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
You might have heard of the plague and how many deaths it caused during the dark ages. If you do, you also might have heard of this spooky haunted island called Poveglia, where people who had the plague were put to death. At first glance, Poveglia looks like a private island owned by a wealthy […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
Switzerland, a neutral country in the middle of the mountains with beautiful views and fantastic history. It is a special country with 4 different languages spoken there and a special political system that is praised all over the world. Yet, Switzerland was not always as it is today. The country has endured many wars and […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
Being one of the most infamous world leaders to have ever walked the planet makes you famous at the same time. Hitler didn’t only cause the death of around six million Jewish people in the Holocaust, he also killed tens of millions of non Jews in the Second World War and other atrocities. Although he […]