Infamous Assassins Who Are Still Alive
Assassination takes plain old murder to a whole new level. Some assassins succeeded at their goal, others didn't, but all of these assassins are still alive.
Read MoreAssassination takes plain old murder to a whole new level. Some assassins succeeded at their goal, others didn't, but all of these assassins are still alive.
Read MoreListen, Solo: A Star Wars Story, was awesome. There's plenty to love in this fantastic standalone flick about Han Solo's early days, but it wasn't all Wookiee smiles and rainbows. Here are just a few dumb things everyone ignored in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Read MoreThousands of people died on the Trail of Tears, and the Trail of Tears was one of the worst human rights abuses in American history.
Read MoreStephen Hawking was one of the top scientific minds ever, so when he made predictions, people listened. Here's how Stephen Hawking thought the world would end.
Read MoreAncient peoples didn't have data and white lab coats and other things that make science irrefutable, so they had to come up with their own explanations.
Read MorePerhaps nothing in sports is more enjoyable than a great comeback. Seeing a team come back from behind when it seems like it's all over is a rush, even if it isn't your team doing the winning. Here are the most amazing comebacks in sports history.
Read MoreIt's easy to wonder if classic board games like chess and Monopoly have existed since the time of the cavemen -- your grandparents can beat you at these games! None of these board games are quite that old, but there is a lot of surprising history behind many of our most beloved board games.
Read MoreThe Catholic Church and its popes have been around a long time, but you know what they say about power. Unfortunately, not every pope has been incorruptible. Here are popes who were actually terrible people.
Read MoreDespite all our advances, there are some ancient techniques we still can't do better than our ancestors. Here are techniques we haven't been able to improve on.
Read MoreThere are a lot of ways to win an MMA fight. You've got submissions, TKOs, decisions, and even disqualifications. But the most feared and fabled is the knockout, the KO. Land one good shot and it's all over. Here are the most terrifying knockouts in UFC history.
Read MoreThe French Revolution, for most people, seems to boil down to a peasant uprising and lots of guillotine action followed by Napoleon. And that's broadly true, but there was a lot more to the French Revolution than that. In fact, the French Revolution was really messed up.
Read MoreWe remember the Great Depression as pretty dark times, and some people think nothing good came from the Great Depression. But that's not strictly true — in fact, times of great hardship are often times of great innovation. Here are things invented during the Great Depression.
Read MoreThe human race has faced extinction before, and has nearly been wiped out several times. But we've always bounced back -- mankind is a resilient species.
Read MoreSome of the crude practices of the past brought about better ways to do things. Here are crude practices that led to great discoveries.
Read MoreIt's impossible to eliminate risks from sports, but when safety is ignored, the consequences can be tragic. Here are athlete deaths that changed sports history.
Read MoreHistory textbooks paint the end of World War II as the end of the atrocities of the time, but World War II's effects were just beginning.
Read MoreUnfortunately, holidays are like any other day of the year -- Death doesn't discriminate against them.
Read MoreSacagawea was a Shoshone guide and interpreter who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition...right? Mostly! Here are weird things you didn't know about Sacagawea.
Read MoreSo much of what we think we know about World War II is wrong. Here are some of the biggest myths you probably believe about World War II.
Read MoreHalloween is an excuse to eat a ton of candy and to dress up like anyone or anything you want. But Halloween isn't celebrated exactly the same in all parts of the world. Some places have Halloween, others have competing festivals. Here are Halloween celebrations around the world.
Read MoreIt's so nice when a real-life hero emerges. Having someone stand up for what's right and true is great. But people are complex and layered and no one is perfect. These real-life heroes made big waves in the world, but later came out as terrible people.
Read MoreWe are fascinated by shipwrecks, probably because of sunken treasure and pirate legends. Here are the most mysterious shipwrecks in history.
Read MoreBirthday deaths don't happen to everyone, but a surprising number of famous people throughout history have died on the dates they were born.
Read MoreCountless fistfights, shootouts, and wars have developed over precious metals, and plenty more people have died searching for lost cities and hidden treasures.
Read MoreLots of kids have dreamed of being archaeologists. Maybe becauuse of Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider, but nothing seemed cooler than digging up the mysteries of the past. But sometimes a prankster gets in the mix. Here are some of the biggest archaeological hoaxes that would have changed history.
Read MoreWar has existed for about as long as humans have walked the Earth. And the longer we've been around, we've gotten better at offing each other.
Read MoreEverybody knows classic American tall tales about people like Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett were exaggerated. But what's crazier is the truth behind them.
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