Some children are handed keys or cake or champagne when they grow up, while others are handed a spear, a silence, or a ceremony that leaves the body a little more altered than before. Across time and oceans, coming of…
Everyone knows that laws are meant to set the rules for what is and what is not allowed in society. But no one ever said they had to make sense. The weirdest laws around the world seem to belong to…
You might think that cultural taboos are bizarre, outdated, and even illogical! Well, if you pause and dig into their backstories, you’ll be surprised! What looks like superstition is actually a survival strategy, social order, or really clever public health…
The man. The myth. The legend. It is, incidentally, difficult to note unusual facts about Shakespeare because there is little to no information we have of William Shakespeare on a personal level. Shakespeare was known for his plays, and he is…
Letter writing seems to be a lost art, and that is especially true of love letters. When it comes to matters of the heart, nothing conveys emotion better than putting pen to paper. The greatest love letters of all time…
The existence of peculiar and strange jobs seemed to have existed long before technology. Perhaps due to its lack thereof. Though that is something we have a lot to be grateful for, certain eccentric employment needs have worked in the…
History remembers Genghis Khan in extremes. As a butcher of cities. As a unifier of tribes. As a whisper in bloodlines and a storm across empires. But before he was a legend, he was lost, betrayed, and hunted. And then…
History doesn’t always move with noise. Sometimes it enters quietly, through a sketch, a tool, or a question left unanswered for too long. The Renaissance was not a sudden leap, but a slow unfolding. It stretched across centuries, touching the…
There are many historical figures with unexpected vices that we never hear about. This is mainly because historical figures, by virtue of their achievements, are usually put on a pedestal and admired for their intellect, courage, and leadership. Their achievements…