How Margaret Thatcher Barely Escaped An Assassination Attempt
When people become the head of a country, they become quite powerful — they shape daily life for the citizens. They are also placed squarely in the crosshairs.
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What Life Was Like During The Plague Of Justinian
Before the 14th-century black plague decimated Europe, there was an outbreak known as the Justinian plague, which was the first documented pandemic in history.
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The Messed Up Truth Of The Raincoat Killer
Netflix's new docu-series "The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea" is now taking a look into one of the worst serial killers in South Korea's history.
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Why Women Were Once Banned From Playing Soccer
While women's soccer has been in the spotlight for many years, there was a time when women were not allowed to be on the field.
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The Real Reason Many Churches Deny The Existence Of Purgatory
Many Christians believe that the dead will spend eternity in heaven or hell (though whether these are real places, or are more metaphorical is in dispute).
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Inside The Time Paris Had A Baby Lottery
Raising money via raffles or selling candy is nothing out of the ordinary. But in 1911, a foundling hospital in Paris took this concept a little too far.
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How Joseph Stalin Was Even More Evil Than You Think
Joseph Stalin once claimed that "if only one man dies of hunger, that is a tragedy. If millions die, that's only [a] statistic."
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The Transformation Of Twitter From 15 Years Ago To Today
When Twitter first came onto the scene in 2006, it was a text messaging service, and over the years, the platform has gone through quite a few updates.
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What The Mummy Gets Wrong About Archaeology
The movie "The Mummy" gets a lot wrong about archaeology. Discover the details of what archaeologists really do and how the film gets it wrong.
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Why Andrew Johnson Pardoned Abraham Lincoln's Attempted Assassin
On March 1, 1869, President Andrew Johnson issued a pardon to Samuel Arnold, one of the men found guilty of a conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.
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The One Image Of Theodore Roosevelt You'll Never Be Able To Find
Theodore Roosevelt disliked a painting of him so much that he had it destroyed.
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Sad Details Revealed In Tiger King's Erik Cowie's Autopsy Report
When Erik Cowie was found dead, facedown in a bedroom in New York on September 3, the cause was unknown but the 53-year-old's death didn't look suspicious.
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The Reason Jehovah's Witnesses Don't Celebrate Birthdays
Jehovah's Witnesses live by some rules that outsiders may find unusual. One of those guidelines is about not celebrating anyone's birthday, for several reasons.
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The Red, Steaming Lake That Mummifies The Dead
How did the Ancient Egyptians figure out their highly complex embalming and mummification technique to begin with? Most likely, Mother Nature was the teacher.
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The Messed Up Truth Of SARS In Nigeria
The End SARS movement is a social justice campaign in Nigeria that is demanding the disbandment of the country's Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS.
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Who Invented The Gas Mask?
The gas mask, which protects the wearer from inhaling a gas that could incapacitate or kill them, was born from the gruesome realities of World War I.
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The Mary Magdalene Theory That Would Change Everything
One of the most mysterious figures of biblical history is that of Mary Magdalene, and now, there's a Mary Magdalene theory that would change everything.
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How John D. Rockefeller Avoided Civil War Combat
Though John D. Rockefeller was publicly and staunchly abolitionist, he found ways of side-stepping his duty to the Union when the Civil War broke out in 1861.
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The Most Devastating Weapons From The Medieval Period
Medieval people had no qualms about killing each other in gruesome ways.
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How Napoleon Turned The Paris Catacombs Into A Tourist Attraction
Wanting to create a legacy, Napoleon opened the Paris Catacombs, tunnels containing millions of human bones, to attract tourists.
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The Fascinating History Of London's Train For The Dead
Two entrepreneurs, Richard Sprye and Richard Broun, thought of building a massive graveyard away from London that could be accessed via a railroad.
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How The French And Indian War Changed Louisiana
While most of the focus of the French and Indian War was around present-day Canada, one event built the foundation of the Louisiana we know today.
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The History Of The Budweiser Clydesdales Explained
August Busch Jr. bought the Budweiser Clydesdales in 1933 and have since become one of the most recognizable mascots in history.
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How Cambodia's Pol Pot Became One Of The World's Worst Dictators
With his Khmer Rouge party, Pol Pot ruled over Cambodia so brutally that up to 2 million people were worked to death or starved to death.
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The Scary Truth About The Extinct Titanis
One prehistoric terror bird that not only managed to survive its competition, but thrive upon moving into North America was Titanis walleri.
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What Does Chocolate Have To Do With Valentine's Day?
Americans purchase millions of pounds of chocolate in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, and you can blame the early chocolate makers for this.
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The Disturbing History Of Death Photography
In the Victorian era, taking pictures of dead loved ones became popular almost as soon as rudimentary photography was invented and stayed popular for decades.
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