This past January, I started EiH, mostly because of my own curiosity. Over the past few months, though, EiH has grown tremendously, and some of the newer readers may not have had a chance to read some of my favorite posts. So, here is a list of my favorite posts, in no particular order. Post titles that I felt needed no explanation have none. Enjoy!

Humor

• My Feeble Attempt at Humor – A demotivational poster featuring Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

The Skeptic

• The Real Manchurian Candidate – This is the story of Project MKULTRA, the covert CIA mind-control operation.
• The History of Water Fluoridation
• Happy Birthday James Earl Ray – The King Family doesn’t believe James Earl Ray was MLK’s killer, so I wrote this post on Mr. Ray’s birthday to bring attention to the potential conspiracy.
• Interesting Stuff About Marijuana – Maybe marijuana shouldn’t be illegal.
• The Speech That Killed MLK – On April 4, 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech called “Beyond Vietnam” in which he became a political activist. We all know what happened exactly one year later.
• Islam: The War That Won’t Go Away? – This was a response to an article vilifying Islam. I actually got a response from the original article’s author, and a spirited conversation ensued in the comments.
• 10 Questions You Should Have Asked About 9/11 – Everything is not as it seems about 9/11. I don’t have the answers, but I still have a few questions.

Fun Facts

• “I Beg Your Pardon!” A Short List of Presidential Pardons
• The First Motorized Military Convoy Across America – The road trip that led to the creation of the interstate highway system.
• Have You Ever Heard of Fordlândia? – Henry Ford’s attempt to colonize part of South America.
• 50 Years of 50 States – 2009 was the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s admission to the United States. EiH celebrated by doing a profile of each state.
• Is French Toast Really From France? – This article is about the origins of some of our favorite foods.
• A History of MLB Playoff Tiebreakers – This past fall, the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins played in a phenomenal tiebreaker to determine which team would reach the playoffs. This article shows the rest of the awesome tiebreakers.

Hypotheticals

• Could the Iranian Revolution Have Been Avoided? – Short answer, yes.
• What if Jimmy Carter Won the 1980 Election? – Here’s a look at how the environment could have been helped had Jimmy Carter won a second term.

History, Plain and Simple

• Obesity: A Growing Concern – This post displays a map which shows the yearly increase in the obesity rate of the United States from 1985-2006.
• On This Day: Saturday Night Massacre – This was the night in which Richard Nixon proclaimed, “I’m not a crook!”

5 Random Things

• 5 Random Things About George Bernard Shaw – This was the first 5 random things post, and I couldn’t have used a more fitting subject than GBS.
• 5 Random Things About 5 Guys Named Stephen