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June 28, 2022 · Facts
One of the most unusual things about Russia is that you probably don’t know much about it. Russia has a very long and diverse history that most people don’t know about as the biggest country on the planet. With Russian Tsars ruling Siberia and communist regimes taking over, there is so much to discover. Here […]
June 28, 2022 · War
Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, is the last surviving head of state from World War II. I didn’t know about this as I stumbled on a picture of the longest-reigning monarch and started to dig into this story. In this article, I’ll tell you when, […]
June 28, 2022 · War
Adolf Hitler’s paintings are pretty good. Okay, they’re not mind-blowing, but they’re so much better than what I had expected after hearing all the stories about him being rejected from art school and starting a world war. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. He failed the entry test for the Academy of Fine […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
You’ve probably heard of Genghis Khan, he conquered many countries, killed a lot of people and raped so many women while doing this — but the thing you might not yet have heard of is the fact that a lot of those women gave birth to his kids. Nowadays, there are still people that are direct descendants […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary when we’re talking about energy and electricity, perhaps the most outstanding scientist of his time and maybe even of all time. In our daily lives, we need energy all day. We basically can’t live without it. Nowadays, it’s getting more challenging to bring affordable energy and electricity to keep us […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
Medieval England is one of the periods in history that interests me greatly. The mighty kings, valiant knights, and mystical tales. There were also many battles and wars during that time that have not really stayed with us. No country in Europe has a more interesting history than England. From the Nordic invasions to tales […]
June 28, 2022 · Crime
Portugal’s first real serial killer, something to be proud of? I don’t know. This guy definitely made some history. Diogo Alves was a serial killer and robber who was born in Spain and raised in Portugal. Between 1836 and 1840, he was responsible for the deaths of seventy persons. He lived and committed those crimes […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
In September 1957, residents noticed a strange yet spectacular colorful display in the sky that appeared to be just a weird form of the northern light. But it wasn’t anything harmless as it carried literal death with it after a nuclear disaster happened in the southwest of the Soviet Union. After the Chernobyl catastrophe, this […]
June 28, 2022 · Facts
The 14-kilometer-wide Chicxulub asteroid responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs caused a gigantic global tsunami, much larger than what we know from modern history. The meteor that killed all dinosaurs 65 million years ago caused a one-and-a-half-mile tsunami when it hit the Gulf of Mexico. The First Moments After Impact To make accurate estimates […]
June 28, 2022 · Crime
This crime story starts on the day that a 14-year old girl told local officers that she was being haunted by the ghost of a lady — first, they didn’t believe her, but later they found out the story behind this terrible happening. This became known as the Hello Kitty Murders. The Tortured and Raped Prostitute Fan […]
