Stretched over four years, dragged through the trenches of Europe and raked through her skies, World War I left more than just scars on the countryside. It left...
Throughout history, there are heists and then there are hauls. If you accept the concept that nobody woke up then decided to become a big-time bank robber, then...
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Las Vegas today is one of the entertainment capitals of the world with what seems to be an endless list of things to do no matter what a...
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...
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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 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...
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...
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 ...
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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...
