The Duel of the Dandies — Ah, a duel. What better way to begin a raw, rainy morning? It all began when the gay literary critic Jean Lorrain accused author Marcel Proust (also thought to have been gay) of having a homosexual relationship with Lucien Daudet (pictured right). …

A remarkable story about the man that was protected by the one that hated Jews — Hitler absolutely was disgusted by the Jews. We know that right? There are all sorts of theories going around about the origins of Hitler’s anti-Semitic views and his hatred of Jews. But we don’t know for sure. …

Owning a puer delicatus a.k.a. boy toy was a perverse status symbol of the Roman wealthiest men — The ancient Romans copied a lot from the Greeks, including the truly bad aspects of Greek culture. One such horrific habit was pederasty, which was called also Greek love. Under the Romans, pederasty developed into the practice of pedophilia. Pedophilia was perceived as something completely normal among the ancient Romans.

Yang Kyoungjong's incredible story of survival against all odds — It seems like science fiction, but it is true. …

Almost all civilians were killed — On the 10th of July, the town of Oradour-Sur-Glane witnessed the most terrifying and horrible event of their history. The town in the center of France was destroyed by the Nazi Waffen-SS. The Germans were controlling that region at the time of the war and were brutally exploiting the civilians…

Operation paperclip in action — World War II ended in 1945 after Hitler shot himself and his wife in his bunker in Berlin. The Nazis were quickly disbanded and many of them were executed for war crimes committed after the Nuremberg trials. Including Friedrich Engel, Hermann Göring and Joachim von Ribbentrop. But there were also…

The first real declaration of independence was created — In the 16–17th century, the Netherlands, or the low countries called at that time was under the rule of the Spanish King Philip II, he was the king of the Spanish empire which at this time included large parts of Europe. Philip was very religious, and Catholic and required his…

The great conqueror of his time — In the year 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born in the then Macedonian town of Pella. He is considered one of the most successful warriors and leaders of the ancient world and perhaps even in complete history. …

You don’t hear those stories very often — The terrible Second World War ended in May 1945, after Hitler took his own life in his bunker in Berlin. He also shot his wife and after the war was over the Allied parties took over Germany and Berlin. Berlin and Germany were divided into 4 pieces. Divided into different…