History

Out of the 10 Deadliest Wars in Human History, Six of Them were Chinese Civil Wars. November 14, 2022

Fragging Refers to a Soldier's Deliberate or Attempted Killing of a Fellow Soldier. The Term was Coined by US Military Personnel During the Vietnam War. November 13, 2022

One of the Earliest and Most Iconic Nike Shoe Tread is the Waffle Sole. Bill Bowerman Conceptualized the Design by Pouring Rubber Into His Wife’s Belgian Waffle Iron. November 10, 2022

President Dwight D. Eisenhower Kept Silent About Joseph McCarthy in Public. However, He Started a Secret Campaign That Eventually Ended the Senator’s Career. November 9, 2022

The First Ally Soldier to Step Onto the Beach of Normandy During the D-Day Invasion was Leonard Treherne “Max” Schroeder Jr. He Survived and was Awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. November 5, 2022

The First Victim of the Chernobyl Disaster was Valery Khodemchuk. He Died as the Reactor Exploded. His Body was Never Found and was Entombed in the Wreckage of the Power Plant. November 4, 2022

Rip was a Stray Dog Adopted by an Air Raid Patrolman in World War II. Although He was Not Trained for Rescue Work, He was Able to Help Rescue Over 100 Victims. He was Awarded the Dickin Medal for His Work. November 2, 2022

Albert Göring was Opposed to Nazism. He Helped Jews, and Others Escape Nazi Germany. He Died in 1966 and Never Received Recognition for His Heroic Deeds. November 2, 2022

Hunger Stones are Riverbed Stones that were Marked with an Inscription Visible Only When the Flow was Low Enough to Warn People of a Drought that Would Cause Famine. November 2, 2022

Denny is the Only Known Individual Whose Parents were Two Different Species of Human. She is Known as a Hybrid hominin. November 1, 2022

In Ancient Rome, Actors Had a Very Low Social Status. They were Seen as Slightly Better Than Prostitutes. October 30, 2022

The Fumes from the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE Was So Hot That It Turned One Victim's Brain Into Glass. October 29, 2022

Odette Sansom Hallows was a Special Operations Executive During World War II. She was Captured by the Gestapo, Interrogated, Tortured and Sentenced to Death Twice. She Survived the War and was the First Woman to be Awarded the George Cross. October 29, 2022

Teflon was First Used for Nuclear Bombs. The Anti-Stick Coating was Used to Coat Valves and Pipes in the Separation of Uranium which Corroded Materials. Teflon was Only Used in Cookware After World War II. October 27, 2022

The Black Terror is a Union Warship During the American Civil War. It was also Completely Fake and Cost $8.63 to Construct. October 27, 2022

The Parthenon in Athens was Intact for Over 2,000 Years. The Heavily Damaged Ruins were Caused by a Massive Explosion in 1687 and Not by Natural Forces. October 24, 2022

Ordinary South Koreans Could Not Get a Passport and Travel Abroad Until 1989. Until 1992, South Koreans Who Wanted to Travel Abroad Still Had to Go Through Anti-Communist Education. October 23, 2022

The Guedelon Castle was Built from Scratch in 1997. The Group of Friends Behind the Project Only Uses Medieval Methods and Materials. The Castle is Currently Under Construction and is Estimated to be Completed in October 20, 2022

Heinrich Kubis, the First Flight Attendant in the World, Started Working as a Waiter on a Zeppelin in 1912. He was also Aboard the Hindenburg but Survived the Disaster. October 17, 2022

Coco Chanel, the French Fashion Designer and Businesswoman was a Nazi Spy and a Huge Anti-Semite. October 13, 2022