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Former prime ministers do not get a £115,000 special ‘pension for life’
Claim two protesters were ‘stabbed by Muslims in Stoke’ is false
The Growing Threat of Ransomware – What you need to know
Key Takeaways Ransomware is a rapidly increasing cybersecurity threat. Understanding common ransomware tactics can help prevent attacks. Comprehensive cybersecurity practices are essential for protection. Table… The post The Growing Threat of Ransomware – What you need to know first appeared on KickassFacts. Source
9 Greatest Warriors in History
What it was like to be a Slave in Rome?
Despite all the veneration we often throw Ancient Rome’s way, the truth is the Ancient Romans built their empire on the backs of slaves, with an estimated 35% of the total population of that society in the 1st century BCE comprised of slaves. So how did slavery start in this civilization and what was it… Read More »
The Many Hilarious Ways the CIA Tried to Assassinate Fidel Castro
On January 1, 1959, troops of the revolutionary 26th of July Movement marched into the Cuban capital of Havana, toppling the American-backed government of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Two weeks later, the leader of the revolution, former lawyer Fidel Castro, was sworn in as Prime Minister. Almost immediately, Castro began implementing a program of sweeping socialist… Read More »
In 2018, JR West, a Japanese rail company, publicly apologized after a train departed 25 seconds…
What’s Up With Measuring So Many Things in “Gauge”?
From the dawn of history we humans have been obsessed with measurement, striving to gauge, rank, and quantify every part of our world from the tallest mountain to the tiniest grain of sand. It is an obsession which led to the development of the precise mathematics and science which underpin our modern world. But one… Read More »
That Time the U.S. Military Spent $60 Billion On Something and 1 Day After Completing It, Threw It Away
In a fenced-off field near Langdon, North Dakota stands a strange and enigmatic object: a 24-metre high truncated concrete pyramid, looming over the prairie. Scattered around its base are other strange forms cast in concrete and steel, and a cluster of low, prefabricated buildings, now empty and slowly rusting away. These are the remains of… Read More »