British ruler Edward VIII became famous for his decision, made less than a year into his rule, to step down from the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Love beat power 1-0.
At the height of his power Pablo Escobar controlled over 80 percent of the cocaine shipped to the U.S., earning him the rank of the seventh richest person in the world according to Forbes.
South-East Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’ dominated the world’s opium production during the 1980s. Khun Sa, a young soldier from north Burma, became the region’s most notorious drug lord.
After a series of losses against the Japanese, the morale of the Americans badly needed a boost. Thus, the plan for the Tokyo Raid, better known as the Doolittle Raid, was born.
World War I created an increasing demand for cocaine because the armies of the warring factions distributed cocaine to energize their soldiers and boost their fighting spirit.
Graphic images of 19th- century slums are familiar to us today. But what were they really like? Why were they built? And how were they cleared?
Trepanning, an operation whereby a hole is drilled into the skull, has a long history. But why did our ancestors drill holes in skulls?
Károly Takács, a sergeant in the Hungarian army, was a sports shooter who lost his right arm in 1938. Nevertheless, he learned to shoot with his other hand and won two Olympic gold medals.
This is an educational but bizarre story of inventors who, by accident or because they believed in their ingenuity, were killed by their own inventions and discoveries.
The Communist leader Mao-Zedong preferred chewing green leaves to using toothpaste.
The archenemy of alcoholic beverages, Carry Nation attacks a bar again.
Nuns are normally regarded as modest and subdued women who stay away from sensual pleasures, but being on vacation is a state that reveals their “wild side”.
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