Adolf Hitler's decision to break a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1941 escalated the war in Europe. Here's a story from the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Death might be inevitable, but there is nothing more uncomfortable than thinking about death and dwelling on the thought of what happens to us after we die.
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How the Cuban government helped the man who killed Che Guevara 40 years after the leftist rebel's death.
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Our modern society was built upon the accomplishments and advancements of the civilizations that came before us. The Olympics are no different.
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The title of coroner and medical examiner are sometimes used interchangeably, but they do not share the same qualifications. Here's the difference.
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The story of the Polish fighters known as the Cursed Soldiers reveals a unique glimpse into the power of perseverance and resistance in the face of persecution.
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Although the genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq lasted less than one year, the devastation it wreaked was unfathomable. This is the Anfal explained.
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Just as Joel did when he was young, it is only to be expected that Osteen's two adult children also participate in Lakewood Church activities. And they do.
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During World War II, a Polish nurse was able to hide Jewish people in the same house as a Nazi officer. Here's how she pulled it off.
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Sleep and death are often linked as similar and related concepts in Greek mythology. Here's why the two were often connected in ancient Greece.
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Like many Jewish people in Linz, Dr. Bloch had been assimilated into the gentile culture. His early relationship with Hitler may well have saved his life.
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First to bring insulin to the masses in the 1920s, Eli Lilly is one of the most respected medical supply companies in the U.S. But who was the real Eli Lilly?
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As emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte was both admired and loathed for his militaristic authority. Here's the unlikely body part that outlived him.
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Cannibalism isn't a rare form of sustenance in the animal kingdom. You wouldn't have to do much research to discover cannibalism among fellow humans, either.
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King Arthur's story has become a famous legend over the centuries. Here's the story of Riothamus: the ancient king that may be the real-life King Arthur.
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Over 1,000 geoglyphs have been discovered in southern Peru, but scientists are still unclear why they were created. Here's the history of Peru's Nazca lines.
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One of the more baffling incidents is the unsolved mystery that took place at Dyatlov Pass. After an official explanation was issued, families don't accept it.
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The Big Freeze of 1963 saw rivers freeze, temperatures plummeted to -20 degrees Celsius, and life changed as the British knew it for the next quarter of a year.
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America is littered with kitschy roadside attractions. However, one defunct attraction in Croaker, Va. has had a flourishing afterlife that outshone its origin.
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Millions of years after their extinction, dinosaurs keep coming up with new ways to surprise us. But they're almost always thought of as land-dwellers.
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Cape Elizabeth, Maine is a quiet town just south of Portland. However, the identity of an intruder that would watch people as they slept is still a mystery.
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Amputations were once the catchall treatment for infection, broken bones, and dead flesh. Here are some brutal facts about amputation throughout history.
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While modern techniques can solve some Colonial mysteries, these unsolved mysteries from the early days of American history will likely never be explained.
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Gentlemen went to great lengths to impress women in medieval times.
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Pocahontas, who was part of the Powhatan Confederacy in southeastern Virginia, is an early American heroine. Here are the many names she went by in her life.
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Baba Vanga, a blind mystic who died in 1996, was known as the "Nostradamus of the Balkans." Here is what Baba Vanga predicted would happen throughout 2023.
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Back in 1856, it took the United States House of Representatives two months and 133 votes to elect a Speaker — the longest in history. Here's the story.
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