Historical Post

28/02/2024

The gruesome fate that befell Igor Dyatlov and his friends continues to fascinate people to this day.

24/02/2024

Capote loved the women he called “Swans,” but that didn’t stop him betraying them.

21/02/2024

We often take some of the weird things we say for granted, but where do they actually come from?

17/02/2024

William Shakespeare was a literary genius, but his life wasn’t as respectable as you might have thought.

14/02/2024

Infamous across New Zealand, Amy Bock went to some of the most elaborate lengths imaginable to swindle a little money.

10/02/2024

We know Grizzly Adams from the ’70s TV show — but the real man was radically different.

07/02/2024

From biggest cabbages to quickest skateboarding dogs, each state’s most bizarre world record.

27/01/2024

Julia Roberts recently explained her unlikely connection to Martin Luther King Jr., and it actually goes back to the day she was born, in an epic story that fans could not have predicted.

24/01/2024

From Sarah Jessica Parker to Billie Eilish, here are stars that pushed the limits of fashion with their "out-there" Golden Globes looks.

From Courtney Love to Cate Blanchett, here are 40 stars who pushed the style boat out.

20/01/2024

We're always here for the Golden Globes. They’re basically the more unguarded, more manic version of the Oscars, and so an endless source of entertainment. From Leonardo DiCaprio's major faux pas to Ricky Gervais' cringeworthy "joke," these incidents from the Golden Globes give so much second-hand embarrassment.

We're always here for the Golden Globes. They’re basically the more unguarded, more manic version of the Oscars, and so an endless source of entertainment. From Leonardo DiCaprio's major faux pas to Ricky Gervais' cringeworthy "joke," these incidents from the Golden Globes give so much second-hand...

17/01/2024

The seemingly perfect stars of Hollywood's Golden Age actually did let their hair down at award shows, as these photos of stars like Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall show.

13/01/2024

Actors who played parent and child with hilariously small age gaps

Many fans may be taken aback to learn of the strange age gaps between many iconic on-screen parent and child duos. From "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" to Rachel McAdams and Amy Poehler's casting in "Mean Girls," the logic just doesn’t make any sense.

10/01/2024

30 facts about Babe Ruth that show he was truly larger than life

As perhaps one of the greatest baseball legends to ever play the game, Babe Ruth held his record of 714 home runs for 39 years. But behind the hall of fame, "the Bambino" had some little-known details about his career and lifestyle that were kept under the radar during his lifetime.

08/01/2024

Beyond the magic: details from Harry Potter that are borrowed from history

Harry Potter is the epitome of a fantasy universe complete with magic and mythical creatures, but most fans aren't aware that many of the details from the story are actually historically accurate events. From real-life people the characters were based on, to events surrounding the wizarding school,....

03/01/2024

Frankie Valli's life behind the scenes was more tragic than we knew

The Four Seasons singer Frankie Vallie has dealt with it all, from mafia run-ins to family tragedies, and many fans aren't aware of the way that's all had a profound impact on him as a musician and performer.

30/12/2023

People in these old pictures are identical to celebrities even though some lived centuries ago

Some occurrences are too strange to simply be a coincidence, like Michael Jackson appearing in a Dutch painting from the 1600s. And he's not the only star that has an old photograph that looks just like him. In fact, a couple of these celebrity doppelgängers from the past are even more fascinating ...

27/12/2023

The 1950s Superman actor whose mysterious death cast a curse over the role

The first actor to portray Superman on the big screen, George Reeves was found deceased in 1959 under highly mysterious circumstances that authorities still don't fully have the answers to. And following this event, subsequent actors to play the DC Comics' iconic 'Man of Steel' also fell victim to s...

23/12/2023

It simply wouldn't be Christmas without holiday songs blasting from the speakers. Everybody has their favorite tunes, of course, but what are objectively the best festive songs of all time? Luckily, the experts at Billboard have figured it out for us...

From Mariah Carey to Bing Crosby, these artists made some of the most enduring Christmas tunes of all time, according to an in-depth analysis of the Billboard charts.

20/12/2023

Gift wrapping is so common that we often don't think about the strangeness of the practice. Psychological experts, however, say it's rooted in deep brain science most of us wouldn't suspect.

16/12/2023

It might not be the way we all envision Christmas, but military holiday celebrations always embody the real spirit of the season. Take a glimpse at these photos of soldiers making the most of their Christmas while miles away from home.

13/12/2023

Popular Christmas traditions aren’t always as nice as they appear. From stealing kisses under the mistletoe to Santa coming down the chimney, these seemingly ‘innocent’ holiday customs and beliefs have stranger origins than people suspect.

Popular Christmas traditions aren’t always what they seem.

09/12/2023

Christmas celebrations are a big deal nowadays, but in medieval times they were often downright crazy and gave birth to many traditions we still have, albeit in more decadent form.

06/12/2023

These blast-from-the-past photos show that some parts of Christmas dinners have remained remarkably similar, while others have changed considerably over the past century or so.

02/12/2023

Charles Schulz created one of the most beloved television programs of all time, but few understand the tumultuous story behind its creation.

Charles Schulz created one of the most beloved Christmas classics of all time, but few understand the real story behind it.

29/11/2023

We all love to decorate during the holiday season with pretty lights. Few of us, however, are aware of their less-than-bright and shiny origins. As it turns out, one of the best minds of the 19th century invented them to solve a risky problem we've forgotten all about.

25/11/2023

Without Benny Binion, Las Vegas simply wouldn’t be the place it is today. While so many people grew to adore him, others had good reason to fear him. Binion was ruthless in his pursuit of power and riches, and he wasn’t afraid to pull the trigger when necessary.

'The Cowboy' Benny Binion was a hardened criminal and a real-life gangster, yet people seemed to love him for building a Las Vegas empire.

22/11/2023

Here's the story of the sunken Soviet submarine that’s leaking vast quantities of deadly waste

In a grim turn that sent the crew into survival mode, a Soviet nuclear sub sank to the bottom of the Norwegian Sea in 1989 and still sits there today. Now decades later, experts have growing concerns about over wreck’s potential impact.

18/11/2023

Thanksgiving has been an American mainstay for as long as most folks can remember. It's been so long, in fact, that few remember the way some classic Thanksgiving dishes from cranberry sauce to green bean casserole originated.

15/11/2023

From it's little-discussed origins to the nitty gritty about getting dozens of giant balloons show-ready, there's a lot behind the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that goes right over most people's heads.

11/11/2023

Most people are aware that beauty standards have changed through the years, but seeing the "it" girls of each decade (like Betty Grable and Kim Kardashian) side by side with each other tells more about our society than we're comfortable admitting.