To Go To Hell – Literally
Have you ever told someone to "go to Hell"? When you stated that, you probably didn't mean it in the literal sense. For centuries, people have believed that the way to Hell is under your feet. However, did you know that some people actually believe there is a Hell that you can get to by airplane, car, or bus? It may not be the ideal vacation spot for most of us, but if you are looking for a unique spot, it beats the hell out of going to Hell, Michigan. There are places all over the earth that people consider to be entrances into the worst place that religion can imagine and now you can go there, too.
The coordinates are included with each location so you can find them on Google Earth or consult with your travel agent. Have a fun time and go to Hell! Read more...
Categories: Travel Tags: America, belief in hell, belize, demons, devil, entrance to hell, gateways to hell, Go To Hell, gods, Greece, hades, hell, Ireland, masaya, mayans, nicauragua, religion, satan, travel locations
Pearl Harbor Day Quiz
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Categories: History Tags: America, Arizona, Japanese, pearl harbor, sneak attack, submarines, united states, world war 2, World War II, WW2
What If…America Had Lost The War…?
As wars go, America has been pretty lucky. Most of the early wars we fought, we won, either because of fortuitous turn of events, help from an outside force, or sheer tenacity. The question rises, however, is 'What if America lost these wars?' The enemies of the United States certainly had plans for their spoils, but what would they have been? Here is a list of the plans that were laid out by America's enemies should they have been victorious. Read more...
Categories: What Ifs Tags: Adams, Afghanistan, Allied Powers, America, Axis Powers, British, cold war, Continental Congress, Economic Collapse, France, franklin, Germany, Japan, Jefferson, Mexican-American War, Mexico, Prime Minister North, revolutionary war, U.S., united states, Washington, world war one, world war two
Five Lies About America You Thought Were True
If you live in the United States, you should know this information. However, they don't really teach this stuff in school, so you might have had to stop playing Farmville for ten minutes to find this out. This all came about as I was reading the comments by people on a discussion board and realized "Hey, nobody gets this stuff!" So here it is. Five lies we've been told about America that have no basis for fact. It's bunk. Lies, literally, told to children because it fits into the mold that makes everything neat and tidy. Enjoy! Read more...
Remembering the Attack on Pearl Harbor
It was 68 years ago today that the Imperial Japanese Navy surprise attacked the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the early morning of December 7th. It consisted of two aerial attacks consisting of 353 planes launched from six Japanese aircraft carriers. The Japanese claimed it was a preventative strike to keep the United States navy out of the war Japan was waging in Southeast Asia. The attack did not have the desired effect. Instead, they awoke the sleeping giant of the United States military. Here are five facts you might not have known about the attack on Pearl Harbor: Read more...
Categories: History Tags: America, Dec 7, December 7, imperial japanese navy, japanese navy, pearl harbor, surprise attack, the arizona, USS Arizona, USS Nevada, USS West Virginia
Five Interesting Facts About World War II
Soldiers awaiting the Japanese at Guadalcanal
The History Channel has been showing a documentary about World War II (in HD) and it has the history buff in me all excited. I can't get enough of the show, and now that war is all I have been interested in reading about while browsing the Internet. I have found many websites that are loaded with tons of (I did not know that) facts about World War II. Here are five facts that I found most interesting courtesy of www.world-war-2.info. Read more...
