I won't update as often as I used to but expect an article each month for the time being. Working through my backlog to see what I want to publish and what I want to scrap.

Still have a few days left in May, expect an update this weekend :)

People will always be harsh, but Ben has always been consistent in his tone and content. He makes history interesting to the layman and deserves more exposure because of it.

If you look at them just today, sure, I would agree with you. But from a historic perspective they hit the mark on all three.

With the exception of when they were under Howell's leadership, Rastafarians have always been a very decentralized religious movement because they originated out of various Selassie cults. But most mansions still adhere to Howell's definition of Babylon, which is white society: http://altreligion.about.com/od/alternativereligi... The original battle against Babylon was thought of as an apocalypse. But they've toned themselves down a lot since the '70s, when they were fiercely political, because they lack the leadership they once had.

Centralia is a bit of a gray area because there isn't enough evidence for either theory over why the mine fire started.

It was Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. A team of rugby players was stranded in the Andes for 72 days: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/stranded/index...

Well, he confessed before a Truth & Reconciliation comission: http://web.archive.org/web/20080129133259/http://...

If you have a bit of time to kill you can view them here: https://www.trcofliberia.org/forgive/memorials/vi... (starts towards the end of the page)

He claims to be reformed and will accept any punishment they give him, but I can't find a reference to him being tried for any crimes in the official report they issued.

I should have clarified. He is a minor historic figure that the Vikings named for Njals Saga, "Ulf Hreda" is the name they picked. He was just some insane warrior that was related to Brian Boru.

#7: http://ty.rannosaur.us/10-badasses-from-the-pages...

Awesome feedback. :)