Even a brief look at history reveals the profound, the devastating, and the downright weird. While my knowledge of history only scratches the surface of its depths, my tendency to follow up on the things that interest me reveals forgotten tidbits and strange pieces of trivia that I love to share.

• Aaron Burr is the Villain in Our History: Shooting Alexander Hamilton dead doesn’t top the list of worst things he did.
• Henry Ford’s Racist Square Dancing Conspiracy: Why is square dancing the official dance in 28 states? Mostly because Henry Ford was a racist.
• Lincoln the Wrestler: Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame…but why?
• The War on Christmas was Invented by Bigots: Happy holidays, everyone.
• Was George Washington Bulletproof?: A look at the first US President’s seeming imperviousness to bullets.

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