How did settlers make gunpowder? The first documented use of a firearm was a matchlock musket in 1364, but gunpowder has been around since as early as the 9th century when it was first discovered in China. When European colonists established their first North American...
WW2 Jobs with the lowest survival rates During the Second World War, people didn’t have the best understanding of technology and in the attempt to defeat their enemies, many countries invented things that weren’t exactly safe for the operator. Some of these jobs put...
Why did our ancestors die so young? There are huge gaps in history where we will never know exactly what happened and how people lived, but there is one thing that we have found out from countless digs around the world, and that is our ancestors died much younger than...
Napoleon versus nature Armies today have a good understanding of nature and have learned to prepare accordingly, but in the past, there would often be times when someone thought their bravery, faith or some other factor would lead them to success. Some of these...
Surviving as the French resistance During the second world war, the country of France was overrun by the superior German military and instead of choosing to fight a battle they knew they would lose and risk the entire country being destroyed, they chose to...
The most mysterious disaster in camping history Out of all the strange stories of people going missing on hikes and camping trips, nothing comes close to the level of mystery that still surrounds what has come to be known as the Dyatlov pass incident. The story...
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