Stories of Interest

What happened to the offspring of some of the evilest people in history?

When the Nazi Party sent a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien demanding to know if he was Jewish or of the "Aryan" race, the author of "The Hobbit" responded with such an elegant "burn", that made them look completely ridiculous.

Originally touted as a humane execution, the guillotine used to kill thousands

Nicknamed "Ivanna the Terrible" for her bad manners and crude sense of humor, Anna Ivanovna tortured and imprisoned anyone who opposed her for 10 grueling years.

In 1698, Scottish colonists set sail to modern-day Panama with the goal of building a settlement there. But the plan turned out to be a total disaster.

Though it has been left largely uninhabited since the 18th century, the towering Hohenzollern Castle remains one of Germany's most visited palaces for its fairytale views.

Richard Maudsley was born into abusive life. There is even an element that people believe his treatment is unjust.

Some hypothesized the gas chamber would be a “humane” method of execution

Scientists have long struggled to unlock the mysteries of the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek computer used to study the secrets of the universe.

Queen Victoria ruled half the world including Australia, Canada, and India. They tried to assassinate her at least seven times.

The strange Baikal lake in Siberia

There are thousands of bad prophecies but this one succeeded where others failed

the family of Frazier Baker, who was a Black schoolteacher in Lake City, South Carolina, appointed to White folks were mighty upset about his appointment. So they murdered him and his baby daughter, while attempting to kill his entire family. It is a mira...

Odds are that you use these phrases every day

This is the incredible true story of John Daniel, who was no ordinary gorilla

There is an area of land between Egypt and Sudan that nobody wants and has been unclaimed by either nation.