History

Before safety rules, some jobs involved crawling through soot or dodging blasts for a paycheck. Would you risk doing any of these?

Countries don’t always disappear in wars. Some vanish through votes, treaties, revolutions, name changes, and paperwork. Find out which ones are now extinct.

A stolen room, strange lights, an empty blimp, and a diplomat who vanished. World War II left behind questions nobody has fully answered. Find out more.

Some lies didn’t need proof. They only needed the right audience. Find out the biggest lies that fooled people across the world.

Some of the darkest moments in history were erased from school textbooks, thanks to government censorship. Find out what they don't want you to know about.

Fake poets, forged diaries, invented memoirs, and one very strange author disguise. Learn about the literary hoaxes that fooled almost everyone.

History’s most-repeated stories have a problem. They're not true. Find out the truth behind the myths, misconceptions, and downright lies.

A boy survived three ship sinkings in one morning. That’s only the start of the real coincidences history never really explains. Find out more.