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Advice on dating has always been a little obvious, but this dating guide for single women from 1938 takes it to another level. I’m not sure whoever wrote this had ever actually met a women or had done any research, …

Samurai Often referred to as “Bushi” or “Buke” in Japanese, the Samurai were warriors who were trained in strategy and military tactics. Seen as “the epitome of the ultimate Japanese warrior” by many people around the globe, the Samurai were …

However said crime doesn’t pay, probably wasn’t involved in the drug trade. Frank Lucas Remember that epic Ridley Scott film where Denzel Washington played a smooth Harlem drug lord? Of course you do, “American Gangster” is a classic. That film …

Hurrah it’s the Olympics! Let’s take a look at the evolution of the the Olympic poster as we celebrate this fantastic global event. GO TEAM GB!

Winston Churchill. Winston sported the classic anchor on his forearm. Czar Nicholas II. Nicholas went on a trip to Japan in 1891. Not only did he survive an assassination attempt, he got a dragon tattoo’d on his right arm.   …

World War II Deaths Estimate: 40,000,000 ___ 72,000,000 Location: Worldwide Year: 1939 to 1945 World War II, or the Second World War was a global war that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved involved most of …

Movies have been made about it, and murders have happened there, which may or may not have been the result of supernatural forces. And now the “Amityille Horror” house is up for sale. Despite its very dark past and the …

There are a lot of cool playgrounds all around the world, but these playgrounds are just on a whole different level.

To be exact, the first Porsche was legally registered 68 years ago on June 8th, 1948. It all started with an engineer named Ferdinand Porsche, who built an electric car in 1900 and then developed the VW Beetle in the …

Redditer anon33249038 posted a theory last week about the money the Army owes Captain America for his 66 years of service. Taking into account specialized service, an increase in pay grade, and that Cap’ was commissioned the same year he …

A new iPhone may seem expensive, but once you compare it to everything it replaces it can be pretty clear just how much better we have it than our Dad’s did. Like text messaging, which you would have to send …

It takes a certain kind of badass to be relevant for thousands of years. Sun Tzu is that badass. Even after more than 2,500 years after his death, he’s still regarded as one of the most brilliant military strategists ever. …

The Smithsonian has one of the most impressive specimen collections in the entire world. Let’s take a look and see what they have in their stash.

Say what you want about Arnold Schwarzenegger but you can’t say he hasn’t lived a really cool life.

Time moves fast, but sometimes it’s good to take a break and reflect on a little human history. Vietnam War 1965 U.S. military authorities prepare to hang Dr. Klaus Karl Schilling, 74, at Landsberg, Germany, on May 28, 1946. He …

The four headed presidential monument blasted into the a mountainside sounds as outlandish today as it must have 90 years ago, but at the height of the Great Depression, a monument like Mount Rushmore was exactly what America needed. Constructed …