History

Russia Releases Classified Footage of ‘Tsar Bomba’, The World’s Largest Nuclear Explosion

It was the most powerful nuclear bomb ever built and tested.

August 29, 2020

Teens Find 425 Pieces of Islamic Gold Coins, More Than a Thousand Years Old, at a Dig in Israel

845 grams of pure gold, enough to buy a luxury home.

August 25, 2020

Bizarre ‘Sea Monster’ Figurehead Recovered from Centuries-Old Shipwreck

People believed it could ward off evil spirits.

August 20, 2020

Tasaday Stone Age Tribe: A Philippines Savage Hoax That Fooled The World

"He forced us to live in the caves so we'd become better cavemen."

August 7, 2020

Why People Often Say “Bless You” When Someone Sneezes

Apparently, the tradition started during the Black Death pandemic.

August 3, 2020

Archaeologists Discover a Buried City Outside Rome Without Having to Dig It Up

With the help of radar technology, they were able to produce a 3D image of the city.

June 16, 2020

5 Common Phrases That You May Not Know Are Totally Racist

Some words and phrases we use are actually racist - such as "no can do" and "long time no see."

June 15, 2020

Scientists Discover First Antarctic Frog From 200 Million Years Ago

"It tells us that whole ecosystems can be wiped out by global climate change, and that it might go fast."

May 31, 2020

Two Ways A Pandemic Can End, According To Historians

The COVID-19 pandemic would likely end "socially before it ends medically."

May 15, 2020

Guy Claims The Sentinelese Tribe Are So Hostile And Isolated Because Of This Weirdo

Their hostility towards outsiders is very, very well-founded.

April 30, 2020

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