Despite the fact that she appeared perfectly healthy, Mary Mallon would spread the bacterium that causes typhoid fever to dozens and possibly thousands of people, killing at least three and possibly more than fifty. The nickname the press gave her—”Typhoid Mary”—would become a metaphor for anyone who knowingly spreads disease or suffering.
Did the ancient Vikings actually practice this insanely barbaric torture method that involves ripping someone’s ribs and lungs out through their back while they were still alive?
His brutally cruel experiments are without parallel in human history. He placed victims in pressure chambers, injected them with drugs and lethal bacteria, castrated them, froze them to death, performed surgery on them without anesthesia, gave them sex changes, and amputated their limbs. And the majority of his victims were children.
Originally called “Armistice Day” and designed only to honor veterans of World War I, in 1954 it was expanded into a national holiday called “Veterans Day” that honors all US soldiers living and dead.
Are you looking for the right adjective but just can’t find it? This list will help you find the right word!
Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin is given credit for single-handedly launching the so-called “Red Scare” against communism in the 1950s. But was he a mere puppet of the Catholic Church?
Look up in the sky: Are those just the white streaks an airplane leaves, or is the government trying to poison us?
The same government which had for decades tried to insist that marijuana was bad for you finally found a way to make it bad for you.
The “Wim Hof Method” is a health regimen that combines Tibetan breathing methods with ice immersion. The method promises to burn brown fat, reduce inflammation, improve your sleep, and increase your energy.
What is the proper dose to help you fall asleep and stay asleep?