Tag Archives: People
14 Mind-Boggling Babe Ruth Facts
Babe Ruth is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) baseball players. He was so popular in the early-to-mid 1920s that it was often joked newspapers lacked sports sections; they had Babe Ruth segments where game scores and results happened to be mentioned. He was part of the Murderers’ Row, a New Yankees’ generation…… Read More »
How on Earth Did Winston Churchill Lose the Election Directly Following Germany’s Defeat?
Nazi Germany officially surrendered on May 7, 1945. With the war still raging in the Pacific against Japan and sporting a popularity rate at around 83%, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill seemed a shoe-in to maintain his position as Prime Minister of the British Empire. Just before the announcement of the results of the election,… Read More »
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Everything You Know About Edison and Tesla is Mostly Wrong
If you’ve spent any time on the interwebs there are three almost universal facts you’re going to come across. Nikola Tesla was a God among mortals, Thomas Edison was a patent thief charlatan who we only remember today because of how he stole other people’s ideas, including Tesla’s. And, third, X is a horrible renaming… Read More »
What was Hitler Like as a Child? And was His Grandfather Really Jewish?
While just about everyone is abundantly familiar with Adolf Hitler’s exploits in the latter half of his life, an often missed part of the once proclaimed “German Messiah’s” history is that of his childhood. So just how did this “boy like any other” grow into arguably one of the most reviled individuals in the history… Read More »
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16 Astonishing MrBeast Facts
It is impossible to talk about YouTubers without mentioning MrBeast; he is among the most influential on the platform and social media. In 2018, a rivalry between T-Series and PewDiePie, another social media heavyweight gaming account, MrBeast went above and beyond to ensure the latter won. Even though PewDiePie didn’t win, MrBeast had made a…… Read More »
15 Mind-Blowing Kim Jong-Nam Facts
Kim Jong-Nam was the eldest son of Kim Jong II. All was set for him to become North Korea’s supreme leader, only to be transported back in a body bag from Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport. To date, nobody has ever satisfyingly answered to his sudden death. Here are some chilling details of the assassination…… Read More »
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16 Fascinating Marilyn Monroe Facts
To date, many, even those who didn’t witness Marilyn Monroe in action, adore and regard her as one of the greatest actresses. Even though she died at 36, she left an indelible mark on the film industry. By the way, did you know that she got chin surgery after she overheard someone say she was…… Read More »