A seemingly innocent child's toy was banned by Germany as a concealed surveillance device. What is this toy, and what lies underneath its cute exterior?
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Yolanda King, the oldest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on May 15, 2007, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 51. Here's her story.
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The opioid epidemic and an uptick in addiction and drug overdose deaths are hitting the U.S. Here's the disturbing truth about drug overdose deaths in Kentucky.
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The real person behind Robin Williams' character in "Good Morning Vietnam" was veteran Adrian Cronauer, but the film was only loosely based on his experience.
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The controversial 1970 Chicago Seven trial was presided over by Judge Julius Hoffman. Here's what happened to Hoffman after his convictions were overturned.
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Abbie Hoffman was born in Massachusetts in 1936 and earned his fame in American culture as a political activist during the height of the hippie movement.
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You probably know it was bad, but here's why the Waco siege was worse than you think.
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From its initial discovery in lab monkeys to a global outbreak in 2022 deemed a public health emergency, here is the history of monkeypox explained.
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The Eulenburg Affair was a domestic scandal, but it would prove to have much more international effects (worldwide ones, quite literally). Here's that story.
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Here's what you need to know about Nepal's centuries-old tradition of Kumari and what it's like to be one of the child goddesses today.
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If you're like most people, you probably seriously look forward to long weekends. In fact, you might think it would be great if every weekend were long.
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Sidewalks are notorious for lulling pedestrians into a false sense of security. However, danger lurks even after pedestrians enter a building.
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"Magnum P.I." star Roger E. Mosley died on August 7 at the age of 83. Let's look at what Mosley really thought of working with Tom Selleck.
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Although hundreds of mass graves are known, not all of them have actually been excavated. These are some of the largest mass graves ever discovered.
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In Australia, one man has gotten more familiar than most with the juice boxes and crackers served up at blood donation centers.
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The war in Afghanistan raged for 20 years, with the U.S. fighting terrorist forces. Here is why the assassination of al-Qaeda's leader was considered necessary.
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But tragedy followed John F. Kennedy Jr,, starting just before his third birthday, when his father was assassinated, and ending with his early death in 1999.
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Some believe that largely due to Redl's influence, he ultimately brought about the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
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The High Renaissance painter Raphael was prolific in more ways than one.
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The central text of Judaism is, without doubt, the Talmud. Just how long is it?
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John Wilkes Booth is probably the most well-known of the Booth clan. What many don't know is that he came from a prominent family, and had a famous sibling.
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Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent more than four decades in solitary confinement and recently died, wanted to visit one specific place when freed.
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Rank has its privileges, and perhaps especially so when the life of a brutal dictator is at stake, requiring constant, personal medical supervision.
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What at first seemed like a commendable gesture on Elon Musk's part soon turned into a PR nightmare for the Tesla Motors and SpaceX executive.
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Beginning in the early 1970s, this remote area was the site of multiple disappearances and murders. This is the Texas Killing Fields explained.
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Since humans have looked up to the cosmos, Mars has been an object of fascination. As technology has improved, the planet's secrets have slowly become revealed.
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Bowling, or the art of knocking down pins with a heavy ball, is one of the most cherished of American pastimes. Here's its surprisingly long history.
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