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Discovery Island: Disney World’s Lost Enclave

Though Walt Disney World covers 25,000 acres, only half of that has been used by the park—and then, of course, there are the areas that are abandoned, the most intriguing of which is Discovery Island.
December 9, 2024 Samantha Henman
30 May 2022, Antalya, Turkey: The model of the ancient wonder of the world - the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in the Miniature Dokuma Park

The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

There are many lists out there that itemize so-called “wonders of the world,” but the original list—the definitive one—has been around for nearly 2,000 years. Though most of the structures on it have been lost to time, one survives to this day—and many of history’s most compelling stories are interwoven with the lives of these wonders.
December 8, 2024 Samantha Henman
Myers-Briggs Editorial

The Strange History Of Myers-Briggs And The Women Behind It

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been fascinating people for nearly a century, but the story of this iconic test is stranger than people realize.
December 8, 2024 Samantha Henman
Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers comedy films wearing lamp shade magician fez hat circa 1940.

Celebrities We Didn't Know Were Spies

Harpo Marx visited the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Luckily, the KGB didn’t search him—because if they’d found the secret package taped to his leg, he would’ve been a dead man.
December 6, 2024 Samantha Henman
Marie Curie Editorial

Danger: Radioactive Materials

Marie Curie paid a dark price for her advancements—and the vestiges of it still present a complication for those working to preserve her legacy today. 
November 29, 2024 Samantha Henman
A photograph of the British Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, taken by an unknown photographer in May, 1937, following the Coronation of George VI . King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) are shown in the crowns and robes worn during the Coronation. The young Princesses Elizabeth (1926-) and Margaret (1930-2002) stand happily in front of their parents, enjoying the big day.

Bizarre Facts About Every English Monarch

As you can imagine, this line of rulers has been involved their fair share of bizarre occurrences—so let’s go back to the beginning and look at the weirdest parts of each monarch’s reign.
November 28, 2024 Samantha Henman

10 Historical Myths That People Still Believe

For some reason, people still believe these historical myths to be true, even though they’ve been proven wrong.
November 27, 2024 Samantha Henman
Philip Dawe: English: The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering.

The Revolutionary War’s Weirdest Moments

George Washington didn’t actually have wooden teeth—what they were really made of was far more disgusting.
November 20, 2024 Samantha Henman
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How Did The Vietnam War End?

How Did The Vietnam War End? The War officially ended in 1975, but it took it was a combination of factors to achieve that pivotal moment.
November 20, 2024 Samantha Henman