How the Mormon Mafia Helped Build Las Vegas
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has a fascinating history. From its founding in the ...View More
Did Homo Sapiens Really Mate With Neanderthals?
Before the early 2010s, scientists were conflicted on the question of Homo sapiens interbreeding wit ...View More
What Was Up With Those Giant Victorian Skirts?
Crinolines put the hoop in the Victorian-era skirt. For two decades, women wore crinolines - lightwe ...View More
What Viking Hygiene Was Like
The Vikings - a group of exploring and raiding seafarers from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway - traverse ...View More
A Glimpse Into an Ottoman Sultan's Harem
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Little Known Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use o ...View More
The Real Inspiration for The Jungle Book Was a Boy Raised By Wolves
Many believe that Dina Sanichar, the Indian wolf boy, was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's f ...View More
How a 19th Century Doctor's Tried to Get His Peers To Wash Their Hands
In the 19th century, physicians argued that Victorian hospitals offered modern, scientific care. But ...View More
Why Elizabethan Collars Were Such a Big Fashion Statement
The Elizabethan ruff is easily identified - a large, stiff, upright, usually lace collar that, in al ...View More
Hardcore Facts About Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was more than the man behind the Panama ...View More
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