These are the rulers far worse than Putin: No, no, I am not trying to take sides, nor am I trying to diminish how bad the world we’re living in today is. While we’d expect to have a lot of
Do you know any funeral rituals from the Victorian Era that are still used nowadays? The Victorian Era was completely insane in many aspects, and funeral rituals are definitely one of them. From taking pictures with the deceased to horses
Did you know about these practices from the past? One would be shocked to learn that the everyday lives of the ancients weren’t all that dissimilar when looking back through history. On the other hand, there are still a lot
There were a lot of crazy royals in every corner of the world, but who was the worst? You gotta love history! With so many stories out there, you will never reach the end of them, which makes them even
These are some facts about WWI we need to remember: WWI—when we say that, it seems so far away. And it actually is. I mean, WWI happened more than 100 years ago, and even if we will never forget it,
Heinrich Himmler was an important figure in the history of WWII but some details about him are overlooked: Although we wrote a lot of articles about WWII in the past, surprisingly there are some topics we haven’t written about yet.
Who are those US Presidents who cheated on the First Lady? See them all named down here: Rumors and scandals are on point when it comes to the White House. We don’t mean to “destroy” its image, but of the
Do you that out there in the world some terrifying cults are still active? As creepy as it sounds, despite the well-publicized collapse of some well-known cults, hundreds remain functioning in the modern world. Cults nowadays vary from fundamentalist Christian
Christmas during Nazi Germany wasn’t anything like now. Curious about it? Let’s dig in: If you’ve read other articles or watched documentaries about WWII, then you’re probably aware of the fact that everything was insanely different. We aren’t afraid to
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
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