His armies killed 17 million people — 5% of the 14th century world population — During the summer of 1941, Josef Stalin ordered the opening of the mysterious tomb in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The superstitious locals warned the dictator of the Soviet Union about the curse. The archeologists opened the tomb on the 20th of June 1941. …

What happened to the offspring of some of the evilest people in history? — How did the children of the Nazi leaders remember their fathers? Did they defend them? Did they condemn their murderous ancestors? Let’s have a look at the children of Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goering, Hans Frank, Albert Speer, Rudolf Hess, Martin Bormann, and Joseph Goebbels. Please note that Adolf Hitler didn’t…

You have heard the phrase, but have you ever wondered where it came from? — It was the year 69 AD. Roman Emperor Vespasian (9-79 AD) has just managed to take the throne of the mighty Roman Empire for himself. The bloody civil war, known also as the Year of Four Emperors, ended. Yet, the new emperor faced a daunting task — his predecessor, the…

Goose poop against baldness, human urine for white teeth, sharing a butt brush, crocodile dung as a contraceptive, and more… — Modern science has brought us many benefits. One of the greatest advantages is knowledge about what works and what doesn’t. The second is the tiny inventions such as toiler paper and toothpaste which improve the quality of our lives a lot. The third is that science made it possible to…

The Groom of the Stool — A shitty job with royal benefits — In case you think your job sucks, let me assure you, it could be worse. Throughout history, there were jobs that would make you puke. One of such grisly jobs was being a Groom of the Stool for the king of England. The Groom of the Stool was a person…

Imagine beer, whiskey, Pepsi soda, or melted chocolate flowing down your street — yes, it did happen — We love to say that something good will not fall from the sky — because it doesn’t. However, there were a few instances throughout our history when goodies such as beer, whiskey, juice, or chocolate were literally flowing through the streets — the wildest dreams of many. Let’s have a…

The most famous dentures in history — George Washington (1732-1799) was a larger-than-life personality. He successfully led the War of Independence (1775-1783) against the British and he served as the first President of the United States of America. Washington was a man of many virtues and strengths, but he had no teeth. He started losing them in…

Thirteen Irish people literally drank themselves to death with a premium quality whiskey flowing down the streets of Dublin — Yes, it sounds too good to be true, but there was an instance in the history of Ireland when whiskey literally ran through the streets of Dublin — the wet dreams of many lovers of this great liquor. On the evening of June 18, 1875, the fire in Laurence Malone’s…

The Soviet Red Army and the German Wehrmacht suffered over 3 million casualties combined — After a failed attempt to capture Moscow, the Nazis retreated to the Rzhev area by the end of 1941. They fortified their positions to secure a chance of a renewed offensive toward the Russian capital. The Soviets conducted three major offensives to encircle and destroy the German army and thus…