Sunday will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Some people are just finding out that this was a real historical event, and not just a figment of James Cameron's fertile imagination. See...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/11/the-titanic-was-a-real-ship/Whether or not you’ve ever actually watched a full one, you’re certainly familiar with the show-length advertisements known as infomercials. But have you ever wondered how these comically bad ads came about? After al...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/10/order-now-the-short-history-of-paid-programing/Just about everyone is familiar with Chang and Eng as they are by far the most famous of all Siamese twins, but there's still probably plenty of information you didn't know about these two brothers. For example, the term...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/07/7-stories-of-7-incredible-siamese-twins/(YouTube link) Here's a rundown of the most fam... ...k) Here's a rundown of the most famous hoaxes in history . They fooled a lot of people in their time, but w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/31/10-infamous-hoaxes/The following is reprinted from the book Uncle Joh... ...t people have heard of it -maybe in a ninth-grade history class or on Jeopardy! last week. But what is it?... ...the common man, but it did mark the first time in history that written law challenged the absolute power of... ...eaders' Institute has sail...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/27/the-magna-carta/Having to endure the mind numbing monotony of duplicating manuscripts by hand every day of their cloistered lives, medieval monks vented their frustration by adding cartoons and statements in the margins. Surprisingly...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/23/medieval-monks-vented-their-frustration-in-manuscript-margins/It’s what makes women wear torturous undergarmen... ...k to the air with her husband. Together they made history by charting potential air routes for commercial a... ...he course of his life, as well as that of British history , when he fell in love with Wallis Warfield Simpso...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/23/the-10-greatest-love-affairs-in-history/Browsing through the Library of Congress' photostream on Flickr, looking for something else, I came across this fascinating cat picture from 100 years ago. Mrs. A.McAllister poses with her beloved cat in a photograph by...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/10/caturday-circa-1912/We love Vincent Chase and his HBO cohorts as much... ...in Hollywood, but the following power crews made history . 1. The Algonquin Round Table Ringleade... ...ld establish the most celebrated entourage in the history of American letters. In addition to Parker and Wo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/08/7-entourages-that-changed-the-world/When the HMS Titanic sailed on her maiden voyage in April of 1912, anyone who was anyone wanted a ticket. A trip on the huge luxury ship was to die for, especially when you could tell everyone you were on the first one....
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/05/seven-famous-people-who-missed-the-titanic/
