Things You Get Wrong About The Puritans
While Puritan society did enforce strict social mores, many of the negative stereotypes aren't warranted. These are things you get wrong about the Puritans.
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The History Of Secret Santa Gift Exchanges Explained
Those who celebrate Christmas are surely familiar with the concept of the secret Santa. Here's a look at the fascinating history of the secret Santa tradition.
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Here's Why Blue And White Are The Colors Of Hanukkah
Blue and white have come to represent Hanukkah, which lasts eight days and nights sometime between late November to mid-December, depending on the year.
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Every Major Death In November 2021 Explained
Here are all the notable names from around the world who captured headlines and inspired many remembrances and tributes - upon their deaths in November 2021.
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The Real Reason Navajo Blankets Are So Valuable
Navajo blankets have been a high price item for hundreds of years. Here is the real reason Navajo blankets are so valuable.
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Famous Serial Killers Who Were Cancers
Those born under the zodiac sign of Cancer are said to share personality traits. Do those traits -- especially the negative -- transfer into deadly behavior?
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Here's Why Red And Green Are The Colors Of Christmas
If you asked nearly anybody about Christmas colors, they'd undoubtedly say "green and red." But how did those two colors become so synonymous with the holiday?
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The Mystery Behind The Keddie Cabin Murders Explained
On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp returned to her family's Keddie, CA. cabin and found the dead bodies of her mother, brother John, and Dana Wingate on the floor.
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The Mythology Behind The Orion Constellation Explained
The Orion constellation is one of the most recognizable star groupings in the night sky. Here is the mythology behind the Orion constellation, explained.
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What Really Happened After Robert Kennedy Died?
At nearly 1 a.m. on June 5, 1968, while passing through the kitchen area of the Ambassador Hotel, shots rang out, and Robert Kennedy was killed.
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The Origin Behind The Phrase 'Read The Riot Act'
At some point in your life may you may have been threatened with being "read the riot act." Here's the origin behind the phrase.
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The First American President To Be Assassinated
The United States of America was not even a century old when an assassin struck, murdering the chief executive at the beginning of his second term of office.
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The History Of Ugly Christmas Sweaters Explained
Christmas is a time of symbolism -- trees, lights, Santa, even specific food choices. There are also those wearing certifiably ugly Christmas sweaters. Why?
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This Is How Christmas Looked 100 Years Ago
While there was plenty of merrymaking to be had, not all aspects of Christmas in the 1920s were quite so festive. This is how Christmas looked 100 years ago.
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The Biggest Christmas Toy Crazes In History
The biggest Christmas toy crazes in history are really a modern phenomenon. Let's take a look at some of these manias from oldest to most recent.
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What Really Happened After Martin Luther King Jr. Died?
Known all across the world as Martin Luther King Jr., that lone Baptist minister waged a silent protest against racism. But what happened after he died?
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What People Ate While Rationing During WW2
During World War II, food rationing was implemented, and it had a drastic impact on citizens' lives. Here's what people ate while rationing during WW2.
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What Really Happened After Jesus Died?
One of the key events in all of the Christian Bible's New Testament is the death of Jesus Christ. So, what really happened after Jesus died? Let's take a look.
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The Untold History Of Lucy And Albert Parsons
As far as power couples go, the 19th century would've been a drastically different time in the United States had it not been for Lucy and Albert Parsons.
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The Truth About How Barbados Became A British Commonwealth
Barbados replaced Queen Elizabeth II as its ceremonial head of state in favor of the country becoming a republic. So how did it become a British Commonwealth?
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This Was Jack Dorsey's First Tweet Ever
Jack Dorsey's original tweet may have seemed like a throwaway, but it sold as an NFT for nearly $3 million dollars in March 2021. Here's what it said.
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This Is How The Smithsonian Protects Artifacts From Natural Disaster
When we think about climate change, we think of the future; we don't think of it posing a danger to our collective past. The Smithsonian is rethinking that.
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The Real Reason North Korea Just Banned Leather Coats
Dictators have some strange power moves. Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi, Pol Pot, Francisco Franco — they all had them.
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The Origin Of The Phrase 'Go Bananas'
Going bananas is an expression that is commonly used in everyday conversation, and in a number of different ways. Here's how it originated.
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The History Of Leaving Cookies And Milk For Santa Explained
As everyone knows, leave some cookies and a glass of milk out for Santa on Christmas Eve and it's a surefire certainty that he'll indulge.
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The Untold Truth Of John Locke
How did John Locke emerge from a normal English background to formulate such groundbreaking ideas, and how did they become so ingrained in the Western psyche?
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The Bizarre True Story Of The Nazis' Lebensborn Babies
The Nazi's Lebensborn program was a plan designed and implemented to breed more and more children that would promote and multiply the Aryan race.
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