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A Look Back at What Was Supposed to Happen in 2020 (According to Psychics)

January 7, 2021

This was a wild, harrowing, and unpredictable year… and one that self-proclaimed psychics somehow didn’t see coming. Here are some events that psychics claimed were supposed to happen in 2020. The world may have avoided a catastrophic attack ...

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Harriet Tubman

January 6, 2021

Many northern states banned slavery by the mid-1800s, but the immensely ugly practice continued in the South, ended only after presidential action, a constitutional amendment, and a Civil War. Until that point, enslaved Americans fleeing the South...

All About New Year’s Resolutions

January 5, 2021

This year, we resolve to write more blog posts about New Year’s resolutions. And look at that, we did it! • Ancient Babylonians started the idea of New Year’s resolutions about 4,000 years ago, although the new year in that society started ...

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Muhammad Ali

December 11, 2020

You know him for his boxing prowess and remarkable way with words, but how much do you really know about Muhammad Ali? Read on to find out more about "The Greatest." By age 18, Clay had won two Amateur Athletic Union national titles, two Golde...

True Crime Facts That Will Keep You Up At Night

November 12, 2020

Can’t get enough of those true crime podcasts? Then you’re going to love Portable Press’s Strange Crime. But until it arrives, delve into these stories about the most notorious, mysterious — and unsolved — criminal acts in American hist...