10 Historical Movie Mistakes
Everyone knows Hollywood fudges most truths. Even the movies ‘based on a true story’ are usually full of it.
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World Religions Conquest Map
A brief time-lapse history of religious rule and expansion from 3000BC to present day; Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam.
History’s 10 Most Legendary Uncracked Codes
From five lines of letters scrawled on the back of a dead man’s book to the taunting codes sent to police by the Zodiac Killer, some of history’s most legendary uncracked codes and ciphers represent a fascinating and frustrating challenge even for the world’s brightest cryptographers.
Histagrams: What History Would Look Like If It Was Posted On Instagram (18 pictures)
Although seeing history through photographs is definitely fascinating, it’s also interesting to think about how it might have happened today. What if Isaac Newton had Instagram when he discovered gravity, or if DaVinci posted Instagram teasers while working on the Mona Lisa? This is the idea behind Histagrams, a site created by MTV designers Gusto NYC and Gavin Alaoen that features instagrams posted by some of history’s biggest players.
Los Angeles During the Prohibition Era (38 pictures)
As the 80th anniversary of “Repeal Day” fast approaches we take a look back at Los Angeles during the Prohibition Era.
History’s Most Incredible And Forgotten Disasters
History books are fraught with all sorts of natural disasters. Many of the gravest, though, have been neglected. Here are five forgotten disasters.