Category: History
6 Interesting Accounts of Severed Humans Legs Found in Odd Places
Severed legs were quite a common find in the early 20th century. This was namely because surgeons who amputated legs by the dozen did not…
May Bugs Excommunicated and Field Rats Tried in Court
Yes, May bugs received excommunication in a town of Switzerland and field rats were taken to court and given an eviction notice in Tyrol. The…
8 Weird Reports About the Effects of Studying Too Much
Is it possible to study too much? Will too many books and too much reading make you insane? If you were living in the late…
Unbelievable Facts About the Mounds of North America
What do we know about the mound builders who lived in North America before it was settled by the Native Americans we know of today?…
8 Disturbing Facts About Being a Woman in Ancient Rome
Women had few freedoms in ancient Rome. Their only legal occupation was motherhood while freeborn men had numerous options within the metropolis. And while television…
8 Unbelievable Facts About the Spartans
Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece and is best remembered for its fierce people, the Spartans. The Spartans were warriors. From boyhood until death,…
7 Intriguing Funeral Customs From Ancient Civilizations
From ancient Rome to the Aztecs, funeral customs were unique, yet familiar, events that marked the passage from life to death. 1. Burial and Dirt…
7 Reasons Why You Would Not Want to Live in Ancient Athens
Ancient Athens, a city-state of ancient Greece, may have been the birthplace of democracy, but it was a far cry different from democratic societies of…
8 People Who Were Tarred and Feathered
Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…
Top 10 Funniest Reasons Why U.S. Men Did Not Want Women to Vote
Men had some strange fears when it came to giving women the right to vote. Both Republican and Democratic men shook with fear at the…
