History

Halloween has a long, long history across the world, even if it’s not technically called Halloween until recently. Most of the fun, odd, and spooky things we look forward to doing with our kids every year have historical traditions behind them, which can be pretty fun to explore. Here is the history behind these 8 traditions, which...

If you’ve ever though that tying children’s hands behind their backs and shoving their faces into cold water in an attempt to latch on to a probably mealy piece of fruit is sort of a strange tradition, well…you’re not wrong. You’re also not alone, as this Halloween party game has pretty much moved aside to...

History, as they say, is written by the winners. And, depending on where you grew up, you learn from a young age who are the “good guys” in history and who are the “bad guys.” But sometimes those stories and legends don’t really jive with reality. Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to say about...

As a student of history, I’ve learned during my studies that some historical figures who are looked upon as saviors and “good guys” are actually pretty awful in many ways. Sure, maybe they did some good things, too, but the bad stuff might actually overshadow those achievements…just saying… What historical “good guys” were actually pretty...

From JonBenét Ramsey to John Wayne Gacy, true crime continues to simultaneously fascinate and disturb us all. In times like these, sometimes all you can do is seek solace in somebody else’s macabre circumstance. Here are 11 more true crime memes for those of us who are totally obsessed. 1. The tell tale signs Somebody...

They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. So, here’s my confession: I’m a total sucker for true crime. I’ve watched Making a Murderer on Netflix so many times that I could probably start reciting it word for word on command. Here are 13 memes for all my fellow true crime super...

As someone who really enjoys photography AND history, this topic is right up my alley. Mads Madsen is a young man from Denmark who is fascinated by history. He’s so fascinated by history that he’s working on a Master’s degree in ancient Greek and Roman history and, in his spare time, he’s become very adept...

The cool thing about science, and archaeology in particular, is that just when we think we know everything about our human (and human-ish) ancestors, we uncover something new. Kind of like a never ending Easter egg hunt, and who doesn’t love that? For a long time, we’ve sort of defined human evolution by our ability...