World History

Can you guess what the top weird Victorian Christmas traditions are? Before the 1800s, Christmas was not nearly as well-known as today. Even if people used to celebrate it, it wasn’t spectacular, lavish, or even pretty. The 1840s introduced many

10 Ancient Inventions that Will Blow Your Mind: Only a couple of decades ago, ancient civilizations were seen as simple, primitive people. But continuous discoveries since then have revealed that there’s, in fact, a myriad of things we still don’t

Would you believe it if someone tell you that Imperial Japan was worse than the Nazis? Although the atrocities committed by the Nazis are going to be a deep scar in our history, there are a few other figures who

We all know by now that the brightest minds in the world have made some brilliant feats of engineering, and we should be thankful for all the things that we now call “normal” because someone once thought about them hard

History classes were undeniably very interesting, but all of our teachers wanted to make us keep in mind details like important years and dates, and most of them were just hard to remember. While it’s important for every citizen to

A lot of times we associate the word “murderer” with a man, but throughout history there were plenty of female assassins who, in fact, were far more dangerous than men. Since the beginning of time, women have had lower social

What do paraffin wax, lobotomy, and mummy powder all have in common? They are part of an era when medicine was more of an art than a science (for better or for worse). The history of medicine is filled with

Did you know that animals played an important role in a lot of wars, especially in WWII? It should come as no surprise that animals were active during any type of war, and armies have used them as part of

Did you know these facts about Egyptian hygiene in ancient times? All research made by archeologists, historians, and anthropologists has proven over the years just how advanced the Ancient Egyptians were. And this also included their approach to personal hygiene!

Do you remember all these World War II facts from history lessons? While World War II has been one of the most covered and spoken about world events, there are a lot of facts that people either forget or are