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Useful knowledge from the lives of the Greatest People in History. Learn the stories and insights about influential people you should have learned in school.
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There were whispers on the battlefield that William the Conqueror had been killed. His men retreat in fear. But then, out of nowhere, William emerges from the battlefield lifting...
Helen Keller was deaf and blind. But she was far from being dumb. In fact, guess what Mark Twain said about her and Napoleon... https://t.co/w9aXZm2wNJ
Who is Peter Freuchen? The man: -Killed a wolf with his bare hands -Escaped a Nazi prison -Won an Oscar -Founded a town in the Arctic -Was 6'7" tall And in his most famous survi...
What is the real meaning of Star Wars and why is it so popular? Well, the story begins when George Lucas asks his mother: βIf there's only one God, why are there so many religion...
Genghis Khanβs DNA is present in about 16 million men alive today. In 25 years, he ruled over more lands and people than the Romans conquered in 400 yearsβ¦ But the Mongols invent...
Nikola Tesla is 16 and he's hanging over the side of a dam, screaming for help. Just before he let's go to fall on the rocks below, he's struck by a flash of light showing him how...
Everyone knows about Charles Darwin and his Theory of Evolution. But what were the childhood and teenage years like for this intellectual giant? Well, the story involves collecti...
20 Composers and ONE song you need to listen to by them. 1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scene. Moderato https://t.co/vk3VJLcBsB
Francis Drake was called "The Dragon" by the Spanish. Eventually, King Phillip II of Spain got so fed up with Drake's treasure raids that he invaded England. But "The Dragon" was...
Ulysses S. Grant is charging up the hill with his men. It's his first time in command and his heart is racing as his horse gallops beneath him. But, as he reaches the top of the...
J.R.R. Tolkien is sitting in the trenches and looking around at the dead bodies. 40 years later the Lord of the Rings is published. So, what is the deep connection between WWI a...
Henry Ford is the reason you have a car. He created the first automobile that average Americans could afford. So, what were the two events in his childhood that sparked this geni...