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The Titanic’s Sister Ship: The Disaster Nobody Talks About
Everyone knows the story of the Titanic — the unsinkable ship that sank. But almost no one talks about her older sister, the Britannic, a ship built with the same luxury, the same pride, and the same destiny.
By OWOYELE JEREMIAH5 months ago in History
Vesna Vulović: The Woman Who Cheated Death
Imagine this: you’re 22, living your dream job as a flight attendant, excited to visit Denmark for the first time. The world feels wide open, full of possibility. Then, in a split second, everything changes. Your plane explodes at 33,333 feet, and you’re plummeting to earth-no parachute, no protection, just you and the laws of physics. Sounds like the end, right? But for Vesna Vulović, it was just the beginning of a story so wild it feels like it belongs in a movie. Her survival is a tale of miracles, mysteries, and a touch of human stubbornness that makes you wonder: how does someone walk away from the impossible?
By KWAO LEARNER WINFRED5 months ago in History
Bahlool and His Friend – The Voice of Wisdom and the Sound of a Donkey
In the bustling streets of ancient Baghdad, during the reign of Caliph Haroun al-Rashid, there lived a man whose name became synonymous with wit, wisdom, and divine madness — Bahlool Dana. He was known throughout the city as the wise fool, a man who spoke in riddles yet revealed profound truths through humor and paradox. People laughed at him, but they also learned from him; even kings respected his insight.
By Amir Husen5 months ago in History
iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Evolution, Not Revolution
Every September, Apple fans brace for the familiar buzz of excitement, skepticism, and debate that follows the launch of a new iPhone. The iPhone 17 Pro Max—Apple’s latest flagship—has arrived, bringing with it questions that feel almost ritual at this point: Is it truly better than last year’s model? Is the upgrade worth it? Or is this another case of subtle evolution wrapped in sleek marketing?
By Fazal wahid 5 months ago in History
Anarcha Westcott
In the dusty medical archives of the 19th century, the name Anarcha Westcott appears quietly, not in headlines, but buried in surgical reports and footnotes. She was not a doctor. She was not a nurse. She was a young enslaved Black woman on a plantation in Montgomery, Alabama. Her body became the unwilling stage for a series of surgical experiments that would transform the field of medicine, at a devastating human cost.
By Stories You Never Heard5 months ago in History
Aba Women's Riot
In the humid December of 1929, the dusty streets of southeastern Nigeria echoed, not with gunfire, but with the songs, chants, and defiant cries of thousands of women. They were not armed with weapons. They carried palm fronds, danced in circles, and raised their voices in a way the British colonial administration had never seen before.
By Stories You Never Heard5 months ago in History
The Forgotten Fields - A 10 Part Series
By The Iron Lighthouse If you listen closely on a still summer evening, you can almost hear them... faint echoes carried on the wind. The crack of a wooden bat. The whistle of a coach with more spirit than players. The hum of a crowd huddled on splintered bleachers, wrapped in the kind of excitement that never needed a scoreboard to matter.
By The Iron Lighthouse5 months ago in History
