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The Conspiratorial Sinking Of The Lusitania, The Ship That Helped Push America Into World War I

The RMS Lusitania had recently departed New York when it was fatally torpedoed by a German U-boat. Unknown to the passengers on board, however, were 173 tons of weaponry bound for war.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 8, 2019

The Conspiratorial Sinking Of The Lusitania, The Ship That Helped Push America Into World War I

The RMS Lusitania had recently departed New York when it was fatally torpedoed by a German U-boat. Unknown to the passengers on board, however, were 173 tons of weaponry bound for war.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 8, 2019

Introducing Atomik Vodka: The First Liquor Made From Crops Grown In The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The Chernobyl Spirit Company has three goals: utilize the exclusion zone, stimulate local economies, and make safe, delicious vodka.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 8, 2019

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Introducing Atomik Vodka: The First Liquor Made From Crops Grown In The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The Chernobyl Spirit Company has three goals: utilize the exclusion zone, stimulate local economies, and make safe, delicious vodka.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 8, 2019

The True Story Of Spartacus, The Gladiator Who Led Ancient History’s Biggest Slave Revolt

Spartacus led the biggest slave rebellion Rome had ever seen — but his motivations may not have been so noble.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 7, 2019

The True Story Of Spartacus, The Gladiator Who Led Ancient History’s Biggest Slave Revolt

Spartacus led the biggest slave rebellion Rome had ever seen — but his motivations may not have been so noble.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 7, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 5, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • August 5, 2019

12th-Century Poem About A Virgin Arguing With Her Vulva Uncovered In Austrian Monastery

In the poem, entitled "A Rose Thorn," a woman argues with her vulva over which is more attractive to men: physical beauty or the vulva itself.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 5, 2019

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12th-Century Poem About A Virgin Arguing With Her Vulva Uncovered In Austrian Monastery

In the poem, entitled "A Rose Thorn," a woman argues with her vulva over which is more attractive to men: physical beauty or the vulva itself.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 5, 2019

Meet Princess Michael Of Kent: The British Royal Family’s Nazi Connection

The daughter of an SS official, Princess Michael of Kent has continually embarrassed the British Royal Family with racist comments and gestures.

By Carly Silver • Aug 4, 2019

Meet Princess Michael Of Kent: The British Royal Family’s Nazi Connection

The daughter of an SS official, Princess Michael of Kent has continually embarrassed the British Royal Family with racist comments and gestures.

By Carly Silver • August 4, 2019

While The Rest Of Victorian Ireland Starved, One Wealthy Irishman Bought His Wife An Ivory Dildo

"There was so much going in that time period. People were literally starving to death and meanwhile, someone was bringing this home for their spouse."

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 1, 2019

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While The Rest Of Victorian Ireland Starved, One Wealthy Irishman Bought His Wife An Ivory Dildo

"There was so much going in that time period. People were literally starving to death and meanwhile, someone was bringing this home for their spouse."

By Natasha Ishak • August 1, 2019

The Amazons Were More Than A Myth: Archaeological And Written Evidence For The Ancient Warrior Women

The Amazons frequently pop up in Greek mythology. But unlike the demi-god Hercules, they were probably real.

By Carly Silver • Jul 29, 2019

The Amazons Were More Than A Myth: Archaeological And Written Evidence For The Ancient Warrior Women

The Amazons frequently pop up in Greek mythology. But unlike the demi-god Hercules, they were probably real.

By Carly Silver • July 29, 2019

Meet Ada Lovelace, One Of The World’s First Computer Programmers

In the mid-1800s, Ada Lovelace saw the full potential of computers more than a century before they were a reality.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 29, 2019

Meet Ada Lovelace, One Of The World’s First Computer Programmers

In the mid-1800s, Ada Lovelace saw the full potential of computers more than a century before they were a reality.

By Natasha Ishak • July 29, 2019

44 Evocative Images Of The Prague Spring, When Czechoslovakia Tried To Escape Soviet Rule

For roughly seven months in what's known as the Prague Spring, Czechoslovakia exercised a more lax form of communism, provoking the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact to invade in August 1968.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 25, 2019

44 Evocative Images Of The Prague Spring, When Czechoslovakia Tried To Escape Soviet Rule

For roughly seven months in what's known as the Prague Spring, Czechoslovakia exercised a more lax form of communism, provoking the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact to invade in August 1968.

By Natasha Ishak • July 25, 2019