When most people think about racial persecution and genocide during the Nazi regime, the Holocaust is usually the first thing on everyone’s mind. Although it’s true that the Jews endured horrible atrocities, they were not the only ones to suffer under Adolf Hitler’s twisted ideas of racial superiority. The population of African people living in

For as long as people have been making discoveries and expanding the breadth of human knowledge, others have been lying about it. Maybe the hoaxer seeks fame and fortune, maybe he just can’t admit he’s wrong, or maybe he just likes a good prank. Whatever the motivation, hoaxes have led people astray throughout history. Fortunately,

Kenya is a wild and wonderful place. As the country is filled with lions and giraffes and zebras, you might think it’s little more than a nature preserve for foreign sightseers. How wrong you are. Today, we take you to the wackier side of Kenya where the monkey terrorists reign supreme and the white women

Facial hair can be considered a nuisance or a stylish accessory, depending on who you ask, but to the following ten people, it’s a competitive event that they work toward every year. “International bearding,” as it is referred to, has been around since the late 1900s, but the exact origin is often up for debate.

Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. This week saw the biggest, most surprising geopolitical shift since the Arab Spring. Dictator Robert Mugabe, who briefly held the title

We can all agree that our way of life has changed in some pretty astonishing ways over the years. Technological breakthroughs and our understanding of the human mind and body have led the way in making great strides in our modern world. Our ancient ancestors would undoubtedly have a hard time believing what mankind has