• The Messed Up Story Of Wounded Knee

    The history between the US and Native Americans doesn't make the US look like the shining hero it pretends to be. This is the messed up story of Wounded Knee.

    By Nick Vrchoticky Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About Gone With The Wind

    Gone with the Wind presents a sentimental view of the old South—and slavery. It's impossible to ignore the messed up truth about Gone with the Wind—truths that include overt racism, love affairs, protests, and one of the most chaotic and poorly-run film productions in history.

    By Jeff Somers Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The Montgomery bus boycott is often hailed as the opening act of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. But the version you're taught in school leaves out the heroic efforts of multiple people who worked tirelessly towards desegregation. This is the messed up truth about the Montgomery bus boycott.

    By Natasha Lavender Read More
  • The Messed Up History Of Smallpox

    The messed up history of smallpox is filled with horrors and pitfalls, and it's only by being aware of this history that we can avoid repeating it.

    By Marina Manoukian Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About Hugo Chavez

    There are few modern political figures quite as polarizing as Hugo Chávez. Venezuela hasn't been doing so well lately. Here's the truth about Hugo Chavez.

    By Kate Hakala Read More
  • Messed Up Things About The Ferengi In Star Trek

    Starfleet boldly goes where no one has gone before, but the Ferengi boldly sell what no one has sold before. The money-grubbing, somewhat-laughable Star Trek villains have been around for a while, but if you stop and think about it, the Ferengi are pretty messed up.

    By Anthony Sfarra Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth Behind IQ Tests

    IQ tests have been around, in one form or another, for over a century. Sadly, the many occasions in which IQ tests have been used as a justification for racism, eugenics, xenophobia, and executions is ... deeply troubling, to say the least. This is the messed up truth behind IQ tests.

    By Nicholas Conley Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About The Tiananmen Square Massacre

    The Tiananmen Square massacre was a horrific event wherein the government slaughtered thousands of protesting individuals in cold blood. In mainland China, information regarding this mass murder has been suppressed for decades. This is the messed up truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre.

    By Nicholas Conley Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth Of The Bullet Catch Magic Trick

    Magicians are, by their very nature, big fat liars. That's their whole job -- to confuse the senses and mystify their audience. Their tricks (no, Michael, illusions!) are a series of artistically constructed con jobs designed to make you, the viewer, go "wha?"

    By Tom Meisfjord Read More
  • The Most Messed Up Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

    Some people think that the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are as dark as a Friday the 13th movie. Well, most of them aren’t … but some of them definitely are. Here are the most messed up Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

    By Benito Cereno Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth Of Jim Jones

    A mass suicide left 918 people dead. Loved ones were left to wonder why they'd followed the man at the head of it all. This is the messed up truth of Jim Jones.

    By DB Kelly Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill is known for WWII, his finest hour. But Churchill also had more than his share of less-than-fine hours. His life was stuffed to the brim with actions, views, and personal habits that were, to put it mildly, problematic. This is the messed up truth about Winston Churchill.

    By Pauli Poisuo Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth About WWII's Bat Bombs

    Once or twice in a generation, a hero comes along. And not one of them holds a candle to the legacy of Lytle S. Adams, the World War II-era dentist who tried to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor by giving hand grenades to bats.

    By Tom Meisfjord Read More
  • The Messed Up Truth Of Hetty Green, America's Greatest Miser

    There's a reason that Hetty Green is called the “Witch of Wall Street.” A real-life Scrooge, Green got ridiculously rich and infuriated people with her stingy ways. From her ruthless business skills to her crazy personal life, here’s why she’s known as America’s greatest miser.

    By Brit McGinnis Read More