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'Mad' Jack Churchill: The Bagpipe Playing Soldier Who Hunted Nazis with a Longbow - Part 1
It sounds like something straight out of a Tarantino film -- a bloodthirsty, eccentric soldier welding a longbow and claymore against Nazis, then cel…
6 years, 4 months ago
Erasto Mpemba: The High School Student Who Disproved Thermodynamics
Let's say you put two containers of water in a freezer. Water in one container is at room temperature, while water in the other container is hot. Whi…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Straw Hat Riots of 1922
The world of fashion has historically been a landmine of strange, seemingly arbitrary rules, from when to wear white around labor day to what constit…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Legend of Tarrare, the Insatiable Glutton Who Ate a Quarter of a Cow Daily
What's the craziest thing you've ever eaten? Odds are you have nothing on the legendary Tarrare, the infamous Frenchman famous for eating everything …
6 years, 4 months ago
Why Genghis Khan's Great-Great Granddaughter Was Just as Badass
Khutulun was the warrior daughter of Kaidu, and the great-great granddaughter of Genghis Khan. While she was fearless in battle and an accomplished h…
6 years, 5 months ago
That Time Ernest Hemingway's Younger Brother Started His Own Country
Most people have heard of Ernest Hemingway, but what about his younger brother, Leicester? 16 years Ernest's junior, Leicester seemed set to live in …
6 years, 5 months ago
The Ersatz Wild West Shootouts of Palisade, Nevada
During the glory days of the railroad era, the public was gripped by mythic, larger-than-life tales of the Wild West -- people reveled in visions of …
6 years, 5 months ago
The Great Goldfish Gulping Craze That (For Some Reason) Swept America
It's no secret that kids do all sorts of dumb things -- but have you ever swallowed a live goldfish? If so, you're not alone. In fact, it wasn't so l…
6 years, 5 months ago
Pneumatic Tubes: The 'Futuristic' Transport System That's Over 150-Years-Old
Did you ever use on of those neat little pneumatic tubes at the drive-through of your local bank? If so, you may be surprised to learn just how far t…
6 years, 5 months ago
Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Stewardess Who Survived Three Famous Shipwrecks
Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Have your ship ever sank? This happened not once, not twice, but three times to cabin attendant Violet Jessop. T…
6 years, 5 months ago