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North Sentinel Island is a no-go area! So imagine the shock of its inhabitants when a preacher illegally approached its…
When you think of scary stories, you might picture Dracula [hiding in a creepy castle or a masked villain from…
“If you, the men of Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will,” Yaa Asantewaa thundered…
In the summer of 1553, the throne of England was forced upon a teenager. Her name? Lady Jane Grey. Naturally,…
This is the story of a queen who was so feared that centuries later, kids still whisper her name into…
On March 14, 1937, a screaming headline graced the front page of a leading Soviet Union newspaper: “Enemies of the…
Deep in the Bolivian Andes, hidden among the misty mountains, lies a road unlike any other. A road that will…
A bomb blast interrupted normal life in Nsukka, a vibrant town in South-Eastern Nigeria. It was July 6, 1967, the…
Imagine you lived in a world where your best friend could turn you in for saying the wrong thing, where…
Before the Holocaust even began, Adolf Hitler was officially yet secretly killing thousands of Germans. Yes, his own people. We…
