Fun Olympic Games fun facts
With the Olympic Winter sports currently in action, and the athletes wowing us with their phenomenal skills, we take a look at some fun, interesting and sometimes just plain weird facts about the Olympic...
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Historical Facts About FIFA as an Organisation
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Football, FIFA, is one of the largest agencies of its kind. Responsible for the organising, staging and promoting of the game, it has gone...
The Most Freakish and Misguided Medical Practices from History
Medicine has come a long way and these days’ doctors do their best to “do no harm”. Although promoting health has always, well mostly, been the aim of medical practitioners. Here are a few...
Top 9 Ancient Civilizations
Our records of the earliest human settlements are pretty catchy. Even with modern archaeological techniques we can only trace back ruins to as early as around 10 000 BC. When looking at anthropological data...
The Highest Grossing Traditionally Animated Films Ever
Ever since Walt Disney showed what massive box office draws animated films can be, film studios and animators have been working together to try and deliver the next great animated masterpiece. Let’s see what...
The Deadliest Pandemics and Outbreaks in History
The Deadliest Pandemics and Outbreaks in History Even though the word ‘outbreak’ is relative as a modern outbreak could be a virus which kills a couple of hundred thousand people, a look back through...
Bad News: The Worst Doctors in History
Bad News: The Worst Doctors in History The well-known Hippocratic Oath, written between the 3rd and 5th centuries BC, is still a text held sacred by physicians today and loosely translated from the original...
Facts About The Mongolian Empire
One Of History’s Greatest Empires – The Mongolians Throughout history, there have been many empires that have taken over portions of the planet. From the Persians to Alexander the Great, we have thousands of...
Five Facts About World War 2
Interesting Facts About The Second World War World War 2 was a war that the world had never seen before. Despite there being a first world war, that war was almost exclusive to Europe,...
The Craziest Traditional Roman Medicines
We have come quite far in recent years with regards to our understanding of medicine. Compared to what the ancient Romans used on, in or around their bodies, it’s a miracle humanity is around...