Roald Amundsen had his destiny burned into his blood. From the moment that he entered the world, the waters called to him, beckoning him from the safety of his home into the great unknown. Without Amundsen, huge chunks of the globe might’ve remained unknown. If only Amundsen could’ve ignored the call just once. Maybe then he’d have been spared a mysterious and icy fate.
The name “Marcus Junius Brutus” has become synonymous with the word “betrayal”. Brutus rose to power in Ancient Rome under the wing of Julius Caesar—then he plunged a knife into his back. But whether he was a fierce defender of freedom or an opportunistic traitor remains a matter of debate.
History's worst people aren't always as bad as they're made out to be.
Napoleon seemed to be on the verge of his greatest conquest. Then everything began to go wrong.
Princess Antoinette of Monaco was born into one of the most prestigious royal families in Europe, with all the privileges that were afforded. But instead of feeling grateful, Antoinette only wanted more, and more, and more—until the disturbing day it all unraveled for her.
A woman’s place in King Henry VIII’s court was a perilous existence. It was often a literal “heads will roll” kind of situation. Henry’s spirited niece, Margaret Douglas, spent her time in his court terrified of just that outcome. She had good reason to fear: Ambitious and single-minded, Margaret was determined to make any member of her family the King or Queen of England. She stopped at nothing to achieve her goal.
Tonya Harding had already wowed the figure skating world with her amazing triple axel. What happened next drew wows for a very different and much more sordid reason. When her fiercest competitor sustained a surprising and violent injury, all eyes turned to Harding. Once the FBI had come to their conclusions, Harding‘s career on ice was over, and what followed was a series of sad and desperate attempts to stay in the spotlight.
The Surprise That Changed EverythingLook, I'm not the kind of guy who believes in grand gestures. But after eleven months of unemployment, after watching Jenna's eyes lose that spark every time another bill came in,...
The MessageSo I'm sitting there at 1:47 AM, scrolling through Facebook because apparently I hate myself and need to see what people from high school are up to, when a message notification pops up. From...
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