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Are You A History Buff? How Many Of These WWII Questions Can You Answer?

If you scored highly in history class in high school, or perhaps were a History Major in University, then these WWII questions are for you. Let's see if you're really a history buff. Let us know how man you answered correctly!
December 19, 2024 Jack Hawkins

Outrageous Facts About The Twilight Zone Disaster, Hollywood's Wake-Up Call

Years before the Twilight Zone disaster, Vic Morrow had an eerie premonition: He believed he’d die in a helicopter crash. Sadly, he was right.
December 19, 2024 Nikolas C.

The Greatest Sporting Rivalries In History

Sports can be a great unifier of people and nations—it can also tear them apart. Here are some of the greatest sporting rivalries in history.
December 18, 2024 Jack Hawkins

The Oldest Pro Sports Teams In America

Sport is one of America's favorite pastimes, whether that's football, ice hockey, basketball or baseball, we love it! But where did it all begin for some of the most famous sports teams? Let's examine the oldest sports teams America
December 17, 2024 Jack Hawkins
Tudor Jewel Amongst 2021 Treasure Finds British Museum Reports Today

A Metal Detectorist Just Found A Priceless Tudor Treasure

In 2019, an English man got much more than he bargained for when he found an absolutely stunning lost treasure that belonged to one of the Tudor era’s most remarkable figures.
December 11, 2024 Samantha Henman

The Most Important Inventions Of The 21st Century So Far

The 21st century is almost a quarter over—but the last (nearly) 25 years have been eventful in the context of inventions and innovations that meant massive changes in human advancement from the previous century's technological boom of the latter half of the 20th century. Let's go over some of the most important inventions of the 21st century so far.
December 2, 2024 Jack Hawkins

The 20th Century's Most Important Inventions

Many of these 20th century inventions changed the course of humanity—transforming the way we perform our most basic daily functions. These 20th century inventions were revolutionary.
December 2, 2024 Jack Hawkins

Ranking The Best Quarterbacks Of All Time

What makes a great quarterback? Let's count down the best to ever play the position and you can tell us how right—or wrong—or right—we are.
November 7, 2024 Jesse Singer

10 Historical Myths That People Still Believe

For some reason, people still believe these historical myths to be true, even though they’ve been proven wrong.
July 4, 2024 Samantha Henman
Toy Company Mattel Reports Earnings

These Toys From Your Childhood Could Be Worth A Lot Of Money

If your parents—or you—were the type to carefully pack away old toys in the attic or basement once you grew out of them, well, you’re in luck. A whole bunch of the toys we grew up with are worth a bunch of money now. Here’s a selection…starting in the $100 range and going all the way up to $3.2 million!
May 24, 2024 Samantha Henman
10/29/74-Kinshasa, Zaire: Muhammad Ali smashes a right to the head of George Foreman.

70s Trivia To Stump Your Friends

Author Tom Wolfe called the 1970s the “Me” Decade and the “Third Great Awakening.” People were trying to move past the push-pull of wars and social movements that had defined the previous decades—and while there might not have been any kind of grand awakening, a lot certainly went on. How much do you remember?
May 23, 2024 Samantha Henman
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The Most Common Misconceptions That People Still Believe

How many of these common misconceptions did you think were true?
May 16, 2024 Jamie Hayes


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