Take a look back at the downfall of 10 nations and the build-up to their eventual demise.
Places
One of the earliest memes dates all the way back to World War II.
Archaeologists have uncovered some massive ancient urban sprawl in the depths of Guatemala's rainforests.
For decades a Scottish island was a classified death trap after WWII-era testing of biological agents...
For nearly 10 years, the Belize Barrier Reef was an endangered UNESCO World Heritage site. In June 2018...
How would you feel if showering and bathing was banned?
That feeling when you win a national competition, but your professor still gives you a B.
Having a strange name is a sign of personality, right? If so, these towns have that base covered.
This church was one of the most popular places to get buried in Bohemia (modern-day Czechia).
Slavery lasted centuries for African Americans in the United States. The National Memorial for Peace and...
Atlantis may steal the mythical city spotlight, but unlike that enigma these places once thought to be...
The Russians dug a nine-inch diameter hole 7.5 miles under the ground just to see what was there-until...
In a real-world example of the butterfly effect, over two dozen European countries are having to tweak...
Loew’s Theatre has been diligently waiting for its classic splendor to be on public display again. For...
There’s a ghost town that was meant to become a major urban center during the 1950s in the Mojave Desert...
Snow hit the Sahara Desert, transforming sand dunes into ski hills that many locals quickly took...
The last “oops” moment you suffered didn’t result in history books having to be re-written, did it...
The greatest pirate story ever told isn't the Pirates of the Caribbean movies; it has already...
We all know the phrase, “Go big or stay home.” The engineers behind the world’s largest construction...
Eating out can be an adventure for food lovers, but sometimes it’s not just about what’s on the menu...
China needed a railway station built - quickly. A small army of workers with a collective one-track mind...
Western Sahara is home to a fortified wall 16 times longer than what used to divide Berlin. It’s also...
From filling soda bottles to sizing breast implants, the metric system has had a quiet presence in...
Artist Stephen Wiltshire can re-create sprawling cityscapes down to the smallest of details from memory...
If someone tells you, “When in doubt, light it on fire,” and they’re referring to a huge crater leaking...
Thanks to climate change, glaciers are receding at an alarming rate. As the ice continues to disappear...
Santa Claus isn't just a big guy with a fantastic beard in a red suit. Which version of Santa will you...
Do you think your friends and family have some weird Christmas traditions? They might seem normal...
Christmas season in the United States is not exclusive to one belief system, so why shouldn’t American...
100 years ago a deadly explosion lead to a Christmas tradition between the cities of Boston and Halifax...
