The Law of Parsimony, aka “Occam’s Razor,” suggests that the simplest explanation for an event is usually the correct one. If you shave away any extraneous assumptions about an occurrence, then what is left is usually the truth. But that is not necessarily the way conspiracy theories work, however. Either
MMA is a tough sport with a lot of rising stars looking to sign big contracts. The UFC is the top dog when it comes to the MMA world, thanks to Dana White, president of the organization. He has a reported salary of $20 million and a net worth of
John L Sullivan was born in Boston, Mass., to Irish-immigrant parents in 1858. Initially known as a baseball player, Sullivan had success on semiprofessional teams in the Boston area. He was eventually offered a contract to play professionally in Cincinnati but chose to pursue boxing after beating a professional in
“Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of cognac on an APC! It’s a merc life for me!” Well, OK, maybe not quite like that. The golden age of the mercenary in Africa was from the 1960s into the 1970s. During this time, internal and external forces fought for dominance on the continent.
Newspaper articles from decades ago sporadically documented the major cases of police Lt. Ira Luther Cooper, the first African American promoted to detective, sergeant and lieutenant on the St. Louis Police Department during the early 1900s. They told of how a soft-spoken, intelligent man used his wit, reason and a
Conor McGregor didn’t stand a chance against Floyd Mayweather. His problem was that he agreed to a boxing match. This wasn’t the first time a martial artist fought a boxer as the world watched, but when boxer Milo Savage fought “Judo” Gene LeBell in 1963, the rules called for a
In 1530, the Italian city of Florence was under siege. Having become a republic just three years prior, the most powerful men in the world decided they would capture the city and restore it to its former rulers, the Medici family. For nearly a full year, the Republic of Florence
People can’t talk to animals, it’s not a thing. Dr. Doolittle was full of shit. We don’t have the God-given gift to speak with animals, so we can let them know that we would appreciate it greatly for them to not kill us. Therefore, we can only rely on tips
Not too many people know about the unique and interesting story of Willie Hitler. Willie was born on March 12, 1911, in Liverpool, England. William Hitler was the child of Bridget Dowling and Austrian Alois Hitler Jr., half-brother of Adolf Hitler. In 1914, however, his father abandoned the family in
