Bounty Jumpers Scammed Both Sides During the Civil War Men could get a bonus called a bounty for enlisting in the Civil War. Some found a way to profit from this system. Authors By Ethan Tyrrell Published December 28, 2021
A 10-Year-Old Helped NASA (Bring Apollo 11 Back From The Moon) Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 26, 2021
One Of History's Most Prolific Monsters Might Be Innocent Authors By Ethan Tyrrell Published December 26, 2021
The Christmas Season Is Just Beginning So says the Pope, and that guy's infallible. Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 25, 2021
A Plane Crashed On Rikers, And Prisoners Saved Passengers From The Wreckage Thanks to their heroics, 80 survived. Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 23, 2021
PICTOFACT 12 Scientific Research Findings We Just Learned It's been a big week for millipedes. Authors By Shea Published December 22, 2021
An Injured Teen Sneaked Back Into WW1 By Cross-Dressing As A Nurse At A Dance It's unclear why attending this dance helped his plan. Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 21, 2021
Mall Santas - How St. Nick Went From Shunned To Shopping Fixture In light of the Santa shortage around the world, let’s look at where the trend of kids sitting on some stranger’s lap and asking him for stuff comes from. Authors By Zanandi Botes Published December 20, 2021
The First Time Warplanes Exchanged Fire, It Was Two Americans Faking Being Enemies They were each deliberately aiming just below the other's plane, missing every time. Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 20, 2021
How Honduras And El Salvador (Sort Of) Went To War Over A Soccer Match The Football War was fought for just a few days between Honduras and El Salvador. It started after a tense soccer match. Authors By Ethan Tyrrell Published December 19, 2021
Winston Churchill Had A Doctor's Note To Avoid American Prohibition Laws Winston Churchill usually had a drink in his hand, and thanks to a doctor's note, he even got past Prohibition laws. Authors By Ethan Tyrrell Published December 19, 2021
The Woman Who Took On All Of New York City (By Smoking) In 1908, New York had a short-lived ordinance. One woman was arrested for violating it. Authors By Ethan Tyrrell Published December 18, 2021
Sonic The Hedgehog Has A Gene Named After Him, And That's Weirdly Appropriate There's also a gene called tiggywinkle hedgehog. Authors By Ryan Menezes Published December 17, 2021
PICTOFACT 15 Absolutely Bonkers Theories About The Universe The Big Bang Theory is the undisputed champion of the American sitcom. But as a creation story, it's got a few rivals. Authors By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Carlie Procell Published December 15, 2021