Illusionists and magicians have been boggling the minds of pundits for hundreds of years. Throughout history, our fascination with magic has rarely wavered and ...
Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out. The Black Plague did happen. It’s believed by some that the plague spread, at least in part, via rats. Another b...
The former Soviet Republic is practically another world. Spanning from Russia into the stretches of Eastern Europe and beyond, the Soviet Republic had a huge in...
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Nowadays we take the ability to take a photo for granted, considering there are cameras everywhere we look. But there was a time when taking a...
The roaring ‘20s were a time for parties, dancing and having a good time. Nestled just before the financial crash of the Great Depression, the ‘20s were a time ...
History has give way to all sorts of strange customs. When it comes to hunting, however, you might be hard pressed to find any category quite as bizarre. Popula...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt lived a troubled life growing up in Tilsit, Prussia. By the age of 14, he already had been sentenced to 14 days in...
Once upon a time, magic was big news. Before it became a point of entertainment, magic belonged to an entirely different belief system, bringing with it a whole...
The ambulance has taken many forms over the years. Everything from the simplest form of two sticks carried between two men clearing the battlefield to the moder...
Eavesdropping is hardly new technology. Throughout history, there have been countless cases of phone tapping and conversation wiring in order to get closer to c...
