After Operation Blue Star, Indira Gandhi kept Sikh bodyguards and was assassinated by two of them. What if she had replaced them? Three grounded scenarios.
When Empires Change Hands: Is It Really Just New Management?
History memes joke that conquest is “just new management.” Here’s what really happens when empires change hands, from taxes and language to identity and revolt.
Bobby Driscoll: 5 Hard Truths Behind a Disney Tragedy
Bobby Driscoll was Disney’s golden boy and the voice of Peter Pan. He died penniless at 31 in an unmarked grave. Here are 5 hard truths behind his fall.
Klaus Kinski vs Werner Herzog: A Dangerous Partnership
Why did Klaus Kinski hold a machete to Werner Herzog’s throat on the set of Cobra Verde? Inside the violent, creative, and toxic bond that shaped their films.
Olivia Farnsworth vs Pain: Chromosome 6 and Human Limits
They look similar because both are about pain and danger, but Olivia Farnsworth’s chromosome 6 deletion and normal human responses come from very different origins.
What If the Grand Egyptian Museum Opened on Time?
A counterfactual history of the Grand Egyptian Museum: what if it had opened on time, or much earlier, or never at all? Tourism, politics, and heritage at stake.
The Hussite Wars: How Wagons Beat Knights
How did the Hussites of Bohemia defeat Europe’s richest crusading armies in the 15th century? A story of wagons, gunpowder, and a blind general.
5 Historical Facts That Sound Fake but Aren’t
From a war over a severed ear to a pope exhumed for trial, here are 5 real historical events that sound like memes but actually happened.
Dr Cool: Meet The Man Behind The Ice Maker
When the going gets hot, your ice maker is probably your first port of call. Frosty … Dr Cool: Meet The Man Behind The Ice MakerRead more
After Tiananmen: What Happened When Cameras Left
What happened after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989? How photos like Kan Tai Wong’s smuggled images reveal the crackdown, cover‑up, and long-term legacy.