When Toilets Betrayed Us: The Bizarre Cold War Secret
When Soviet troops used classified documents as toilet paper, they unknowingly handed Western intelligence agencies their most valuable Cold War secrets.
WWII POWs Received Escape Tools in Monopoly Games
WWII prisoners found hidden compasses, files, and maps tucked inside special Monopoly games, but the most valuable piece remained undiscovered.
Packing 1,000 People Onto One WWII Plane: The Greatest Airlift
How did one WWII aircraft manage to rescue 1,000 desperate civilians during the Berlin Airlift when modern planes carry far fewer?
Mills’ Marauders: The WWII Unit You Never Learned About
Guerrilla warfare tactics helped Merrill’s Marauders penetrate deep into Japanese-held Burma, but their untold sacrifices came at a devastating cost.
Kaputnik: America’s Hilariously Bad First Satellite Launch
America’s first satellite launch turned into an explosive disaster in 1957, but this spectacular failure changed the Space Race forever.
The Miracle of the Sun: The Day the Sun Danced in Fatima
Perplexing witnesses and defying science, the 1917 Fatima miracle saw 70,000 people watch as the sun allegedly danced across the sky.
Navajo Language Was Used to Code U.S. Messages in WWII
Japanese code breakers were stumped when Navajo speakers transmitted military secrets using their complex native language during World War II.
Jimmy Carter Was the First President Born in a Hospital
Step back in time to discover how Jimmy Carter’s hospital birth changed American healthcare and marked a revolutionary shift in medical history.
Murphy’s Law: The Rocket Sled Tests That Started It All
Nearly everyone knows Murphy’s Law, but its true origin story involves dangerous rocket sleds and one engineer’s crucial observation.
The Polio Vaccine Inspired “A Spoonful of Sugar
Kids worldwide sang “A Spoonful of Sugar,” never knowing the beloved Disney tune’s surprising connection to the polio vaccine.