History

For the majority of American history, the electoral college system has worked just fine. Presidential elections have been uncontested or not all that close, so the popular vote and the electoral votes line up without hassle. There have been a few times, though, when the voice of the people has been changed by the electoral...

Stonehenge has captivated the human imagination, pretty much since it was discovered. The site, in England, continues to draw thousands of visitors every year (and right now, they’re streaming the solstice live!), but recently, archaeologists have uncovered a new mystery just a hop, skip, and a jump away. The newly identified structure hails from the...

I know I probably sound like a broken record, but we think it’s really important to keep showering you with quality facts because you always need to keep learning! You shouldn’t stop being curious about the world after high school, or after college, or after age 40. I know people who are in their 70s...

Surprises are great, right! You bet they are! And our amazing fact sets are always full of them, so be sure to read through a bunch of other ones that we have on our site. Are you ready to learn some new facts that we’re pretty sure you didn’t know before? Let’s take a look!...

Unfortunately, people still get scammed ALL THE TIME. Whether it’s by fake emails or texts or the old-fashioned way of someone knocking on your door to swindle you out of money, these scammers are EVERYWHERE. So it’s best to be informed about what the hell they’re up to, right? Here’s what AskReddit users had to...

I’m someone who is totally obsessed with history and I’m always reading as much as I can about different eras. And the more I learn, the more my mind is totally blown by how fascinating history is and how Hollywood’s greatest screenwriters wouldn’t be able to come up with some of the insane things that...

As they say, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. And that is positively true when it comes to history. It’s fascinating! You could potentially study one subject or time period or country for the rest of your life and you still wouldn’t be able to learn everything that really happened. So are you ready to be educated...

I get it: there are a lot of people around the world who don’t like America for one reason or another. Our military interventions, our political system, our leaders, etc. It makes perfect sense. But I believe there are still A LOT of great things about the United States and, even though we have A...