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The Accidental Liberation of the Soviet Union and the Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall
Posted On November 25, 2020


Prior to Mikael Gorbachev, every decade or two, resentment would foment within the Soviet Union and an uprising would commence with the Soviets clamping down, killing dissidents, and repressing ideology so as to continue to hold power. The reason this […]


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The Indigenous People of Tanna Island, Vanuatu and Their Religious Cult Honoring and Deifying the U.S. Military
Posted On November 4, 2020


On Tanna Island, Vanuatu, every year on February 15th, residents of the Pacific Ocean island chain engage in a military parade with the term “USA” painted in red or tattooed upon the chest of men who carry large bamboo spears […]


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Galileo Galilei’s Telescope Design Improvement upon the Dutch Spyglass Design
Posted On October 20, 2020


It had been known since the first spectacles were produced in the middle of the 13th century, that glass was capable of bending light, a property which no other known material of the period could achieve. The Dutch spyglass worked […]


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The Evolutionary Reason Human Beings Seek Violence and Conflict
Posted On August 12, 2020


Whilst observing chimpanzees in the wild, Jane Goodall noticed her observed chimpanzee community beginning to divide amongst itself, with some members choosing to spend more time in the northern region of the jungle and others in the south. By separating […]


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The First Use of Forensic Science to Resolve a Murder
Posted On June 10, 2020


Sun Tzu’s text the “Washing Away of Wrongs”, written in 1235 A.D., is the first text which records forensic analysis being used to resolve a criminal case. The murder of a farmer prompted a local judge to demand that everyone […]


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The Development of Modern Institutionalized Psychological Torture as a Means of Interrogation
Posted On February 19, 2020


In the 1950’s, Scottish psychiatrist Ewen Cameron started experimenting upon his own patients which ushered in the modern age of the psychological techniques leveraged by governments to extract information from high value targets and low level targets alike. In 1951, […]


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The Ancient History of Damascus Steel
Posted On June 18, 2019


Damascus, Syria, the birthplace of Damascus steel was prized in the ancient world for its durability but unbeknownst to the craftspeople who forged Damascus steel, the region from which the iron ore was taken had naturally occurring nickel which meant […]


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The Abhorrent and Racist U.S. “Loyalty Examination” of World War II Designed for Japanese Immigrants and Japanese American Citizens
Posted On May 22, 2019


The U.S. War Relocation Authority created a supposed “loyalty examination” which was provided to young Nisei Japanese males of draftable age. The term “Nisei” means “second generation” in Japanese. Question 27 asked “are you willing to serve in the armed […]


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The Reason Behind the Name of the AK47 Firearm
Posted On April 19, 2019


The AK47 firearm is named as such because it was an automatically firing rifle, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, in 1947, hence the letter “A” standing for “automatic”, the letter “K” standing for “Kalishnikov”, and the number “47” standing for “1947” […]


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The Reason Behind the Anglo-Burmese War
Posted On April 11, 2019


The annexation of Burma, which is modern day Myanmar, by England, occurred in 1885. The conquering and colonization of Burma was a long and drawn out process involving 3 wars in 1824 – 1826, 1852, and finally 1885, each a […]


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