Roman bounty hunters worked at night, watching for barbarian raiders crossing the frontier. In the morning, they would present their severed heads.
Few people know just how advanced and impressive ancient Indian society really was.
Rosemary Kennedy suffered brain damage during birth. Later, she received a lobotomy which failed and left her incapacitated for the rest of her life.
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."—The Bhagavad Gita It’s often said that war inspires scientific advancement. After all, a matter of life and death can provide excellent creative motivation. So just what have civilizations come up...
Traitors come in many forms, from spies to assassins to political leaders. Some are motivated by fear, some by money, and some by a sense of right that transcends national ties. If they share a...
Most of us hate to remember unfortunate fashion choices from our pasts—mullets, jeans under dresses, and orange tans spring to mind. It may help to know that humans have been making bizarre beauty mistakes throughout...
The life of a spy isn't always just gadgets, seduction, and world-saving hijinks. The dark underbelly of the espionage world can be utterly bizarre...
The life of a spy isn't always just gadgets, seduction, and world-saving hijinks. The dark underbelly of the espionage world can be utterly bizarre...
Considering it was once the biggest empire in the world, we know surprisingly little about ancient Persia. The picture our sources paint is a bizarre combination of enlightened, tolerant imperial policies and brutal, Game of...
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