Origin of the name Kisii The term Kisii is Swahili and originates from the colonial British administration, who used it in colonial Kenya to refer to the Abagusii people, as it was much easier to pronounce. The term Kisii, however, has no meaning in the Ekegusii language. In the Swahili…

Thorstein the Red, also known as Thorstein Olafsson, was a notable Viking chieftain who lived during the late 9th century in Scotland. Born around 850 AD, he was the son of Olaf the White, a powerful Viking king of Dublin, and Aud the Deep-minded, daughter of Ketil Flatnose.Following his father’s…

Despite what these 14th-century scholars claimed the most common ailment known as the Black Death is caused by the yersinia pestis bacterium. The plague was carried by fleas that usually traveled on rats, but jumped off to other mammals when the rat died. It most likely first appeared in humans in Mongolia…

25yr Old Man Reportedly Jumps Into Hot Iron Melting Pot At His Work Place in Lagos A tragic incident occurred at a company in the Odogunyan Industrial Scheme area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, where a 25-year-old contract staff member allegedly died after jumping into an iron melting pot. The Lagos…

6-year-old girl raped and murdered UMUARAMA, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER, 2017 On 26 September 2017, 6-year-old Tábata Crespilho da Rosa went to school accompanied by her older brother, as she does every weekday. Her brother left her at the school entrance gate. That was the last time she was seen alive. When…

Roman Vase with Phallic Symbols Discovered in Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester), this locally made vase is housed in the Colchester Castle Museum, UK. In the ancient Greek and Roman world, the image of the phallus was widely used, though its symbolism extended far beyond sexual connotations. While today an erect phallus…

A gentleman quickly exited a first-class carriage and dashed toward the buffet. Moments later, a lady emerged from the carriage and called after him, “George! George!” But George, focused on the buffet, didn’t hear her. The lady, in a hurry, noticed Tolstoy nearby, mistaking him for an ordinary old man.…

Have ever wondered why as a man you are constantly struggling with poverty, failure, mediocrity and addiction? Here is the big question,who have you slept with or are you sleeping with? If you have ever come in contact se×ually with a beautiful woman who can’t control herself and have slept…

January 15, 1947 The “Black Dahlia” is Found Murdered Elizabeth Short was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder that is still unsolved. Nicknamed the “Black Dahlia” by newspapers after her body was recovered in Leimert Park in Los Angeles, the aspiring actress was found mutilated, her body severed…

The deadliest and most destructive war in human history claimed between 40 and 50 million lives, displaced tens of millions of people, and cost more than $1 trillion to prosecute. The financial cost to the United States alone was more than $341 billion (approximately $4.8 trillion when adjusted for inflation). Nearly one-third of…