That Time Jimi Hendrix Got Kicked out of the Army for Masturbating on Duty
In 1961, Hendrix was given a choice between two years in jail or or joining…
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Arrested for Their Bathing Suits
This rather dramatic photograph of two women being arrested was taken in Chicago, 1922. Dressed…
Prince Charming was a Sex Offender!
Sorry to ruin your childhood memories on this fine afternoon, but during my back alley…
Read Gandhi’s friendly Letter to his pen pal, Adolph Hitler.
So here’s a funny thing you might not have known about Mohandas Gandhi, non-violent activist, historical…
The West Coast’s Dark Secret It’d Like To Keep Underground
Some underground histories are famous, but some have remained just that, underground. Even if you…
Here’s What Japanese Art Looked Like in the Aftermath of the Atomic Bombs
The cultural shift between pre and post-WWII world Japan was complicated and often divisive, but…
The Depraved Dance Marathons of the 1930s You Didn’t Know About
In a stifling gymnasium in Anywhere, America dozens of couples shuffle around the cramped space…
The Monstrous Film Set That Jumpstarted Hollywood
If you build it, they will come. And if they don’t, you’re screwed. Such was…
The Haunting ‘Human Zoo’ of Paris
In the furthest corner of the Vincennes woods of Paris, lies the remains of what…
She Taught Amelia Earhart to Fly
Without Neta Snook, there may never have been an Amelia Earhart. “The Lone Aviatrix” of…
Before the Internet, there was the 1960s Dial-a-Poem Hotline
On any given night in 1970, a teen somewhere in rural America could dial a…
How Monarchs and Their Mistresses Avoided the Walk of Shame
There’s no denying that history’s juiciest stories often have roots in-between the sheets, and as general…