Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd managed to have a long criminal career in a relatively short life before being gunned down by the FBI in 1934.There are certain kinds of criminals who can electrify public opinion. To some, they’re just common thugs. To others, they’re heroes. Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was exactly this kind of criminal.
Pretty Boy Floyd broke the law, often with extreme violence. But Floyd was also a product of the times he lived in. Read More...
Born a princess of the Yoruba people in West Africa, Sarah Forbes Bonetta was kidnapped by a rival king at an early age. Then in a twist of fate, she was taken to Victorian England.In 1850, Queen Victoria reigned over the largest empire in the world. A few months after giving birth to the seventh of her nine children, Victoria met a young orphan girl who’d been born into royalty. Read More...
The Dark Potential Meaning Behind The Muffin Man Nursery Rhyme Public DomainThe nursery rhyme about the Muffin Man might have a surprisingly dark meaning.
At first glance, the Muffin Man seems like an uncontroversial figure. The nursery rhyme gives scant details, suggesting only his gender (man), occupation (muffin seller), and home address (Drury Lane). But an odd internet theory has recently suggested that the Muffin Man was a serial killer. This rumor has percolated in strange corners of the web in recent years, appearing in places like TikTok and Uncyclopedia, which is a parody of Wikipedia. Read More...
