From before and after war photographs to photographs of the Last Samurai, deep dive into the background of some of the most historic photographs available and engulf in history! — We have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a 1,000 words right? Well, grasping onto this concept is difficult for many and they think “Hey, it’s just a picture!” However, it is much more than that, just as there are hidden meanings and stories within paintings, some…

Nothing is more unvaried than paintings without hidden meanings. — People are mostly drawn to paintings for two reasons. They are aesthetically pleasing, and it is hard to turn your eye away from the paintings without fully speculating and admiring them. Two, because of the meaning that they hold, the stories they tell, and the reasons behind why they were…

Did you know the day to day items we use now were invented during WWI? — Do we not owe so much to WWI? The outcomes from While World War I redrew political borders, commenced the invention of modern-day weaponry, and so much more. However, aside from the major advances World War I brought about, it also pioneered the invention of numerous practical items that we…

Nothing is more unvaried than paintings without hidden meanings. — People are mostly drawn to paintings for two reasons. They are aesthetically pleasing, and it is hard to turn your eye away from these paintings without fully speculating and admiring them. Two, because of the meaning that they hold, the stories they tell, and the reasons behind why they were…

Find out about the gruesome and jaw-dropping death of Kendrick Johnson. — On January 11, 2013, the corpse of a teen, Kendrick Johnson was being discovered upside-down and folded up in a school gym mat under the most bizarre of conditions. Kendrick Johnson’s murder was first considered an unfortunate incident by law police, however, his family did not believe it. Johnson died…

Discover the horrendous story of the bridal shop mannequin, which is apparently a dead human being. — Mannequins can be quite lifelike at points, and it’s possible to substitute them for actual humans. However, one mannequin in Chihuahua, Mexico, could be a genuine cadaver bride. Many keep referring to her narrative as La Popular’s La Pascualita folklore. Some speculate that the mannequin is a preserved cadaver, despite…

Discover a number of ancient deaths that are jaw-dropping and strangely gruesome. — In the classical world, mortality was never a pleasant experience. Although it was accurate for regular folk, rulers and religious leaders died brutally too though, frequently as a result of diseases carried on by overeating and drunkenness. They often were simply assassinated, sometimes by their own men or by their…

Explore five jaw-dropping myths related to the Aztecs — Isn’t it true that the Aztecs (Mexica) were savage cannibals who died in the Spanish Conquest? These and many other typical Aztec misunderstandings are just: misconceptions that misrepresent this Mesoamerican civilization. The real Aztecs were fascinating people who lived in a complicated culture. The Aztec Empire governed sections of advanced…

The imperial power of the Mongol Empire and Kublai Khan led to the annihilation of China. — The Mongol conquest of China was a sequence of significant army campaigns launched by the Mongol Empire to subjugate several Chinese states. The Jin dynasty, the Southern Song, Western Liao, Western Xia, Tibet, the Dali Kingdom, and the Eastern Xia were all defeated during this six-decade period in the 13th…