By History gets a lot stranger when you move past the dates and names everyone memorized in school. There are plane accidents that look impossible to survive, coincidences that sound like someone added them to the story years later, and major world events that hinged on surprisingly small mistakes. Some stories
15 Famous Figures Who Died in the Dumbest Ways Possible
History is full of famous people who survived wars, built empires, changed entire industries, or became legends in their fields, only to meet an end nobody could have written without sounding ridiculous. Sometimes it came down to one terrible decision. Other times, an ordinary activity went wrong in an almost
New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Features an Iron Man Callback
Alongside a presentation at D23 last week, Marvel Studios released a new “special look” at its upcoming superhero team-up movie, Avengers: Doomsday. This appears to be the same footage the studio debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, featuring an emotional confrontation between Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Doctor Doom (Robert Downey
15 Wars That Were Started For Ridiculously Small Reasons
Wars are where the destiny of the world is put at stake. Borders are defined by their outcomes, and their victors will later write the history books. They are as tragic as they are an essential part of humanity and its trials. Many of them were also started for incredibly
18 Movies That Only Really Work in Theaters
Movies can be enjoyed in almost any context, as long as you have the space to enjoy them and the time to see them. Phone, plane, or the comfort of your living room’s TV are all valid options to enjoy a film. Yet there are productions that were conceived as
