Popular Government Campaigns That Actually Backfired
Plenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
Read MorePlenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
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Read MoreThese sites around the world never recovered from the devastating natural or human-caused disasters that drove people away from them in the first place.
Read MoreThe bullet that killed Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 would drastically change the course of history, but there are lots of things we still don't know.
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Read MoreThe various "Star Trek" series have consistently come up with creative plot lines over nearly six decades, but sometimes the show went way too far.
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Read MoreMichael Jackson was a celebrity for almost all of his life, but there were still things that only came out after he died unexpectedly in 2009.
Read MoreThese American presidents made history for their actions in and out of office -- and for living longer than most of their fellow commanders-in-chief.
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Read MoreBecause of Mythbusters' widespread love and popularity, many people might think they know all the secrets behind this explosively entertaining show.
Read MoreHe's the "Aliens" guy. You know the meme, you love the meme, but how much do you actually know about the man behind it?
Read MoreThat groundbreaking invention of yours might just turn on you murderously. The following inventors would back us up on this point, except they're all dead.
Read MoreIn the dinosaur epic Jurassic Park, Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards played the forever-traumatized grandchildren. So where are the Jurassic Park kids now?
Read MoreThe Victorian era, while modern and advanced compared to some, was seriously nuts. All kinds of messed up things went down in the Victorian era.
Read MoreLet's shine some light on these weird and bizarre wrestling rumors from behind the curtain.
Read MoreFrom ghost-hunting gear to a first-class seat for a hat, rock stars have spent thousands of dollars on things most of would find puzzling at best.
Read MoreEverybody dies. Sometimes, when people die, those people are in the middle of filming a hit TV series. These TV deaths happened because the actors died.
Read MoreDespite a long, storied, and successful career in Hollywood, the tragic real-life story of actor Billy Bob Thornton hasn't always been a smooth ride.
Read MoreHard-rocking band Van Halen infamously played as hard as they performed, but even by generous rock-star standards, they sometimes went just a little too far.
Read MoreMary Mallon, aka the infamous "Typhoid Mary," was vilified simply for asymptomatically carrying a deadly disease, but her life was even worse than you thought.
Read MoreTed Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and other notorious serial killers engaged in behavior that should have raised red flags but somehow went unnoticed or unreported.
Read MoreCelebrity marriages are renowned for their volatility and drama, and rock stars are often the subjects. Yet even they can surprise with short unions.
Read MoreDespite well over a century of rigorous study into the devastating conflict, there are still a few things about the American Civil War that don't make sense.
Read MoreOther than having gobs of money, being a celebrity can't be easy. Sometimes, people might be out to get you, or you might just want to vanish and stay gone.
Read MoreDespite their decades-spanning success, the Osmonds have experienced a string of tragedies ranging from childhood health problems to heartbreaking deaths.
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