Category: History
10 Shocking History Facts Prove History is Stranger Than Fiction
Let’s embark on a thrilling journey through time to uncover ten mind-boggling history facts that prove truth is often stranger than fiction. History, with its…
5 Disturbing Facts About the People of Ancient Athens
Ancient Athens is often romanticized as the birthplace of democracy and a hub of culture and learning. However, as with any society, there were also…
7 Quick Facts about the Olympics in Ancient Greece
The Olympic Games have a long and fascinating history that dates back to ancient Greece. The ancient Olympics were held every four years in Olympia,…
8 Fascinating Ancient Greek Festivals and Celebrations
These festivals and celebrations were an important part of ancient Greek culture and religion, and continue to fascinate us to this day. 1. Olympics The…
Corpse slips out of floating casket into the Chattahoochee River
Imagine finding a casket in the river and then, as you pull the casket out, having a body slip out of it and back into…
5 Shocking Facts About Spartan Education and Society
While some aspects of Spartan culture, such as their emphasis on physical fitness, continue to be admired today, other practices, such as infanticide and slavery,…
Headless corpse found in sewer’s catch basin
A bit ago I did a search on bodies found in the sewers. Here is one of my finds of a headless corpse wearing bicycle…
Man dies after falling into vat of hot grease
Let’s add this one to the list of “I don’t wanna die like that.” Man falls into vat of hot grease and dies. Dies in…
Gruesome description of corpse found in Alaskan river
What always catches me off guard with old death reports are the gruesome descriptions of the bodies. For example, the below description of a body…
7 Deadly Sins According to Ancient Greek Philosophy
In ancient Greek philosophy, these seven sins were seen as obstacles to a virtuous life, and were believed to lead to suffering and destruction if…
