World War II affected much of life on Earth, some in unexpected ways, including the Russian reindeer who lived on a British submarine for six weeks. True story.
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It's the stuff dreams are made of: Two teenagers, digging a hole in an abandoned house during the Great Depression, find something much better than dirt.
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Many diverse religious traditions include special holidays or feasts, commemorations of important spiritual events or moments, observed through the ages.
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There have been numerous financial market bubbles that eventually burst, resulting in widespread economic misfortune. Should that list include tulip mania?
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Sometimes a slice of wedding cake ends up in a couple's freezer, to be thawed on an anniversary or two. That's one preserved memory involving baked goods.
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All places in America are facing a crisis of monumental proportions regarding drug overdose deaths. However, California's statics are worse than you may think.
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Mass shootings in Texas have spiked at three different points since 2018, with Texas seeing its latest increase in incidents in the spring and summer of 2022.
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In the Naming Commission's new report on "Confederate assets" at military bases, it included a bronze triptych at West Point, which has been there since 1965.
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People who engage in extreme physical challenges -- polar travel, for instance -- often have to make difficult choices in order to survive the experience.
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There was a time when the name Beau Brummell not only stood for fashion sense, but connection to society's movers and shakers, like the Prince of Wales.
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen, co-founders of Microsoft, once had a rift that caused them to stop speaking for a year. Here's what happened.
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Just as the Sphinx in Egypt is missing its nose, other structures have descended to present times missing significant portions of their original construction.
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A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler recently sold at auction for a high price. Here is more about the watch itself and the French soldier that looted it.
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Legendary actor Kirk Douglas had some choice last words before his death. Instead of imparting profound wisdom, he voiced support for a presidential candidate.
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One of the most important figures in human history is Jesus Christ, and for 2,000 years, just about everybody who has said his name has pronounced it wrong.
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As scary as wildfires are, urban fires can be even more terrifying. Hotel fires have occurred around the world; here are the deadliest hotel fires in history.
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Looking at the state of politics, it's hard not to think that human beings have made a mess and wonder if another species of animal could do a better job.
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Depending on how you define miracle, supernatural occurrences are either plentiful (if you know how to look for them) or extremely rare, even nonexistent.
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The United States of America officially divorced itself from royalty in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence told King George III to take a hike.
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It would be hard to argue that warfare has ever been anything but cruel, costly, and painful. But there have been moments of honor amid the tragedy.
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Back in 2004, construction workers in Norwich, England discovered 17 bodies at the bottom of an 800-year-old well. Here is what we know so far about them.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, had choice words when it came to his opinion of one of former President Donald Trump's policies.
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Most recognize 1950 as the year the U.S. invaded Korea to begin the Korean War. Actually, U.S. forces forged an attack on the country nearly a century prior.
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Plenty of criminals from the 1930s went out in a hail of bullets. "Machine Gun" Kelly, however, went to prison. And not just any prison: Alcatraz.
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Despite strict dolphin conservation efforts implemented in the 1970s, these rules didn't save the Indus River dolphins from their many challenges.
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When a half-million Soviets invaded Finland in 1939, they thought it'd be an easy task and perfect present for their leader, Josef Stalin. They were wrong.
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Malcom X was assassinated in front of a crowd while giving a speech. These are believed to be the final words he ever spoke before his death.
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