8 Quaint and Curious Facts About the Strange Life of Edgar Allan Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary… Thus begins “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, one of the founding fathers of gothic horror. Today, January 19, marks the 215th anniversary of Poe’s birth. He achieved widespread fame already in his lifetime and today continues to be one of the most popular …

7 of the Shortest-Reigning Monarchs and Rulers in Human History

Long-reigning kings, queens, emperors, and other rulers always go down in history. Everybody knows names such as Louis XIV the Sun King, Elizabeth II, and Queen Victoria. But what about the other end of the scale? You know, the monarchs who were king for a day? Well, nobody tends to remember them precisely because they …