Guinness World Records That Are No Longer Accepted
Though Guinness logs a whole lot of records today, adding categories and entries regularly, there are also many it has discontinued over the years.
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The World's First Black Fighter Pilot Was More Important Than You Realize
Eugene Bullard left the post-Civil War American South to travel Europe as a boxer, vaudeville performer, and, eventually the first known Black fighter pilot -
Bessie Coleman: The Black Female Pilot History Forgot
The first American to earn an international pilot's license was a Black and Cherokee woman. Her name was Bessie Coleman: the Black female pilot history forgot. -
The Strangest Aphrodisiacs Throughout History
An aphrodisiac is any substance thought to get you in the mood and ready to roll into bed. Over the millennia, humans have tried about everything. -
The Crazy True Story Of America's Stunt Girl Reporters
To help boost the eyebrow-lifting quotient in an era of yellow journalism, newspaper publishers often hired female reporters to go undercover. -
The Untold Truth Of America's First Female Detective, Kate Warne
Kate Warne was the first female detective, joining the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1856. Her success paved the way for law enforcement today. -
The Wild History Of The Canadian Mounties
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are an iconic image of Canada, but what do the RCMP actually do? This is the wild history of the Canadian Mounties. -
The First Black Presidential Candidate No One Remembers
The first Black presidential candidate that almost no one remembers was George Edwin Taylor, back in 1904. Though George Edwin Taylor lost, he made his mark. -
The Untold Truth Of Civil War Photographer Mathew Brady
The 19th-century photographer Mathew Brady, who went from taking portraits of the rich and famous to taking death portraits on Civil War battlefields, is known for depicting the cost of war. The truth of Civil War photographer Mathew Brady is he funded the photojournalism himself and went into debt. -
Bizarre Historical Uses For Poison
Poison as a means of murder is as old as history, but we've also employed it for a heap of other purposes. Here are some bizarre historical uses for poison. -
The Bizarre History Of The Eiffel Tower
As one of the most iconic landmarks in Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower stands at 300 meters high, but few people know that the Eiffel Tower was actually built for the International Exposition in France in 1889. This is the bizarre history of Gustave Eiffel and the harsh criticism he faced. -
Doctors Who Experimented On Themselves
Few have died as a result of their self-experimentation, and a number have won Nobel prizes. Here are some doctors who experimented on themselves. -
The Messed Up History Of Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever, caused by a particular Salmonella bacterium, was an incredibly deadly disease that still persists today. -
The Messed Up History Of Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps and is transmitted through contaminated food and water. -
Queen Nzinga: One Of Africa's Fearless Female Leaders
Queen Nzinga was never supposed to be in power, but through sheer force of will, she became respected and feared by all who dared to oppose her. -
The True Story Of West Africa's Real-Life Warrior Women
Until 1892, there was an active, ruthless female fighting force in West Africa. This is the true story of these real-life warrior women. -
Incredible African Civilizations You've Never Heard Of
We're all familiar with ancient Egypt, but what about the other grand cultures of Africa? Here are some incredible African civilizations you've never heard of. -
The Crazy Adventures Of Sir Richard Burton Explained
Sir Richard Burton spent years exploring, drinking, womanizing, and cramming his brain full of knowledge. These are his crazy adventures explained. -
The Crazy Adventures Of Henry Morton Stanley
Henry Morton Stanley, most famous for rescuing Dr. David Livingstone in present-day Tanzania in 1871, was a sailor, journalist, and colonial administrator who explored central Africa. Henry Morton Stanley also searched for the source of the Nile river and aided the Belgian occupation of the Congo. -
The Bizarre History Of The Nile River
We've all heard of the majestic Nile River, but what do you really know about the long, crazy history surrounding it? -
The Mysterious Aztec Sun Stone Explained
Westerners have known about the Aztec Sun Stone since 1519, do we really understand what it was used for? Was it a calendar? A political statement? What about a warning of the end of the world? Read on to see the mysterious Aztec Sun Stone explained. -
What You Were Never Told About The Trail Of Broken Treaties
The Trail of Broken Treaties went smoothly at first, picking up a thousand protesters before entering Washington, D.C. on November 1, 1972.
