It’s March of 1954. Castle Bravo, the largest nuclear warhead made by the United States, has been detonated in the Pacific Ocean. The Cold War between the two superpowers is in full swing. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance, or NATO, protects 12 Western countries who had defeated
People have always tried to find new ways to get high. There are drugs, legal or not, like marijuana, peyote, and psychedelic mushrooms (among others) which will do the trick. They have been used in cases of medicinal, recreational, and holistic purposes since ancient times. But in a non-ancient time
While the Concorde became a reality in 1976, is it actually possible that supersonic passenger aircraft could have happened earlier than even that? Could a supersonic bomber have done a good job transporting passengers at Mach 3? Well, let's dive into it. For those who are unaware of
It’s Black History Month, once more. Because of that, it was time to write an article about historical Black figures who don’t get the spotlight as much. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks get the spotlight, and they should, but today, we will be looking at
We like to think of psychotic characters as fictional, but many of them were, unfortunately, inspired by real people. For example, Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre were all inspired by one man: Ed Gein. While Gein was so awful that he won’t get his
The subreddit r/BarbaraWalters4Scale may surprise you every now and again. But that’s no credible source. So instead, I’ve compiled a list of facts that, while true, are also hard to believe because they sound like they couldn’t have happened at the same time. Pablo Picasso lived
When a submarine sinks once, it’s usually a total loss, and the wreck is usually unsalvageable. You also may think of the Confederate Navy as being inferior to the Union Navy, given that the Union won the Civil War, but on both accounts, that would be incorrect. Today, we
While men get the spotlight for their inventions (and they should), we mustn’t forget about the inventions made by the opposite gender. Today, we will be looking at several inventions that were not invented by men, as some of you may have previously thought, and some of the inventions
We may think of places like Hawaii or Bermuda as being far away paradises, but there are lots of islands that many people are probably unaware of which are much farther away than the aforementioned destinations. For this list, these islands are ranked based on how far away from inhabited
While the world seems like it has lost its creativity, in some ways, it certainly hasn't. As we will see in these company logos, some total genius behind the designer's desk snuck in an easy-to-miss detail that most won't see at first glance. FedEx
Given all the remakes of classic movies nowadays, it's easy to forget that original content is out there, in the form of books and other literature. But sometimes, authors don’t want their works to be made into a motion picture. There are numerous reasons why, but we
While the Russian sleep experiment is just a creepypasta (or legend circulating around the internet), these experiments were unfortunately not. If you thought American scientists were crazy at certain times (and, being honest, they have been), it’s nothing compared to these experiments, which could easily pass for being from
Movies & Media
Male filmmakers have dominated the big screen since the dawn of the moving picture. So much so that it's easy to forget that female filmmakers have given us lots of movies that gave the audiences a run for their money. Today, we will be looking at 10 such
Weapons
Italians have been known for a fair number of good things. Most notably is their food. And, to a certain extent, their guns can be viewed in a similar way. But you wouldn’t exactly go to an Italian and ask them to re-engineer a gun to be better. You’
Miscellaneous
Names can be deceiving. And these 15 things are prime examples of that. Today, we will learn where these things actually came from (despite their names), and we will see what they should be called. Chinese Checkers Not only is this game unrelated to regular checkers, but it also doesn&
Geography & Travel
You likely know that there are replicas of well-known monuments scattered here and there across the United States, but you probably aren't aware just how many there really are. Today, we will find out. For this list, we won’t include the Statue of Liberty or Eiffel Tower
History
War is hell. Most everyone knows that. But certain sounds can take a toll on even the most hardened soldiers. Modern warfare may give us sounds like the A-10 Warthog’s cannon “BRRRT” or a Tomahawk missile flying overhead. But 80 years ago, both sides of the Axis and Allied
Movies & Media
With the release of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things airing soon, I felt it was appropriate to help pinpoint the filming locations of this beloved series. Even though the series takes place in Indiana, nearly all of the filming for the fictional town of Hawkins was done
Miscellaneous
If you're like me, you enjoy a good fun fact every now and again. Sometimes, you'll want to know several facts all at once. So, for today's article, we've searched for facts that sound unbelievable, but are, in fact, real. And clues
Geography & Travel
At first glance, you may think of the US and Canada as being similar. And one may assume so because both countries are located on the same continent and share the longest international border in the world. But if you take a better look at things, you will notice that
Miscellaneous
Some world records may be easy to beat, others, not so much. But these records will, most likely, stand the test of time. For one, not very many people could consume non-food objects without a serious medical complication. And only one man in recorded history has sprinted at 37 km/
Geography & Travel
From the defeat of the Nazis in 1945 until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet Union brutally expanded communist control over eastern Europe. Not long after, eastern Europe was forced into the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact, where the following countries became Soviet satellite states, meaning they had
Movies & Media
Music
Anyone who's anyone in music will be familiar with the traditional (as in traditional in Western music) trumpet, saxophone, drums, and the like. But instruments can easily come in all shapes and sizes. Since the dawn of humankind, humans have tried and experimented with different ways of making