Tag: history-trivia
The First Smartphone Was Released in 1994 — and It Had Email
Long before Steve Jobs took the stage, IBM released the Simon Personal Communicator in 1994 —...
May 07, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect
In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...
May 07, 2025
The Italian Village That Lives Inside a Cliff
Rising from a sea of mist in central Italy is Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval village perched on to...
May 06, 2025
When a War Lasted 335 Years — Without a Single Shot Fired
Some wars are short and brutal. Others, like the 335 Years’ War, are long... and utterly absur...
May 06, 2025
The Dancing Plague That Took Over a City
Imagine waking up to find dozens of people dancing in the streets — not for joy, but because t...
May 06, 2025
When the Pope Put a Corpse on Trial
In one of the darkest and most bizarre moments in church history, Pope Stephen VI staged a trial &md...
May 06, 2025
The Great Emu War: When Australia Lost to Giant Birds
In the annals of bizarre military history, few episodes are as strangely comical as the Great Emu Wa...
May 06, 2025
Napoleon Was Once Attacked by a Horde of Bunnies
You’d think Napoleon Bonaparte, the man who conquered most of Europe, couldn’t possibly...
May 06, 2025
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: Myth, History, and the End of the Church?
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: End of the World or Misunderstood Symbol? Introduction Among t...
May 06, 2025
Cardinal Jackson Could Become Pope Ezekiel I: Who Is the Frontrunner in the Next Conclave?
Cardinal Jackson, Frontrunner in the Conclave, Could Become Pope Ezekiel I As anticipation builds...
May 06, 2025