Unreal History

17 Astonishing Technologies From World War II That We Still Use Today

Was There a Secret Plot to Overthrow FDR in the 1930s?

Did the US Government Intentionally Poison Alcohol During Prohibition?

Which President Was an Accidental King of Hawaii?

Did Richard Nixon Have a Secret Bowling Alley Under the White House?

Was the White House Almost Built in a Different City?

Did Thomas Jefferson Die Broke?

Which President Was a Licensed Bartender?

Did Lyndon B. Johnson Really Have an Amphibious Car?

Why Was Andrew Johnson Almost Impeached Over a Cabinet Member?

Did Grover Cleveland Have Secret Surgery on a Yacht?

Was Abraham Lincoln a Champion Wrestler?

Which President Was Arrested for Running Over a Woman With His Horse? (Franklin Pierce)

Did a US President Really Have a Pet Alligator in a Bathtub? (John Quincy Adams)

Why Did Andrew Jackson Keep a 1,400-Pound Block of Cheese in the White House?

Was a First Lady Secretly America's First Female President? (Edith Wilson)

How Did a Simple Board Game Help POWs Escape in WWII?

Why Was Aluminum More Valuable Than Gold in the 1850s?

Did Benjamin Franklin Really Want the Turkey as the National Bird?

What Were the "Useless" Inventions of the 19th Century?

Who Wrote the First-Ever "Bad Review" on a Clay Tablet?

Did Ancient Romans Have Central Heating?

Was the First U.S. Dollar Bill Printed in 1862?

What Are the "Hunger Stones" of Europe's Rivers?

Did People in the Middle Ages Sleep in a Closet?

Why Was Salt Once Used as a Currency?

Are There Mummies That Aren't from Egypt?

Who Invented the High-Five (and When)?

Did a Volcano's Eruption Cause a Global Famine?

Why Was the Color Purple Reserved for Royalty?