Here's Why The Olympic Games Were Banned For 1,500 Years
The first record of the games comes from around 776 BCE, in a time when the Ancient Greek belief in their pantheon of gods was still alive and well.
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Did Neanderthals Really Have Poor Posture?
The classic representation of Neanderthals portrays them with stooped posture, often in an evolutionary timeline showing human beings evolving to stand erect.
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The Real Reason Benjamin Franklin Invented The Lightning Rod
Thanks to a misunderstanding, a legend about Benjamin Franklin claims that he "discovered" electricity when he flew a kite in a lightning storm.
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The Sad Truth About Charles Dickens' Childhood
Dickens often wrote about economic hardship, unhappy childhoods, and people struggling with debts. Those were real concerns in his life when he was growing up.
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The Plague Has Been Around Longer Than You Probably Thought
While deadliest from 1346 to 1352, the Bubonic Plague may have existed (and infected) humans for much longer than scientists and historians originally thought.
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Did George Washington Really Drop Out In Elementary School?
George Washington has inspired a whole mythology of false information. So much so that the misconceptions become confused as fact. Did he really quit school?
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The Truth About Isaac Newton's Difficult Childhood
Long before becoming a renowned physicist, Isaac Newton's life got off to a rocky start, and he struggled much of the rest of his childhood.
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How Many Times The Shroud Of Turin Has Survived Fire
Many believe the Shroud of Turin was the burial shroud in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his crucifixion, with the image of his face and body.
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The Truth About The Last Prisoner Locked Up At The Tower Of London
The Tower of London is notorious for housing some of history's most well-known prisoners, including Sir Walter Raleigh and revolutionary Guy Fawkes.
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What The Deadliest Avalanche In US History Was Really Like
In March of 1910, a nine-day blizzard blanketed the Cascades mountains in Washington, causing the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. Here's what happened:
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What Was Donald Rumsfeld's Net Worth When He Died?
Donald Rumsfeld, who served as secretary of Defense for two presidents, has died at the age of 88. Here's his net worth at the time of his death.
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Did Groundbreaking Scientist Galileo Galilei Ever Get Married?
Galileo, the famous Italian astronomer and accomplished physicist and mathematician, had an unconventional family life. Did he ever marry or raise kids?
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The Long List Of Charles Darwin's Chronic Illnesses And Diseases
When Charles Darwin was 40, a doctor advised him to create a list of his symptoms, and he took to the task with characteristic gusto.
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This Body Part Of Albert Einstein Was Hijacked After He Died
Albert Einstein's brain was responsible for some of the most amazing discoveries known to humankind. So how come someone was able to swipe it after his death?
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The Scary Origins Behind Friday The 13th
Friday the 13th has multiple origin stories, and some of them may be chilling enough to justify why certain people are so superstitious about the date.
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Who Exactly Started The Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, were a monumental turning point in the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.
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Why The Roman Empire Preferred Loveless Marriages
The Roman empire was built on structure and strategy, and Roman marriages were no exception. Devoid of romantic notions, Roman marriage was an arrangement.
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The Truth About The Atlanta 1996 Olympics Bombing
An act of domestic terrorism interrupted the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and called attention to excessive police and media tactics.
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The Truth About The Spokane Killer's Childhood
Like many serial killers, Robert Lee Bates Jr.'s childhood was far from ideal. Did his traumatic early years lead him to become The Spokane Serial Killer?
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The Real Reason Maximilian Kolbe Was Declared A Saint After Auschwitz
Maximilian Kolbe eventually entered a Franciscan order. He became a Franciscan Friar and was ordained a priest in 1918 at 24 years old.
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The Incredible Life Of Gunfighter Ben Thompson
Born in England in 1843, Ben Thompson ought to be called "Big Ben" like the famed London clock tower, whose foundations were laid the same year.
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How Christopher Columbus Nearly Starved His Crew To Death
Christopher Columbus had gravely under-calculated the size of the Earth relative to the already accepted estimations, so supplies ran short.
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The Truth About The Intense Manhunt For Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann was one of the key players in the design of the "Final Solution," Nazi Germany's plan for the genocide of all Jews during World War II.
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What Caused The Hiroshima Shadows?
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the hope that it would end its bitter battle against Japan during World War II.
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The Truth About The Woman Who Saved Anne Frank's Diary
The woman who saved Anne Frank's diary was also the woman who tried to save Anne Frank herself, along with the others hiding with her, from German persecution.
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Madam C.J. Walker Was The First To Accomplish This
Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for inventing a line of hair products that made her successful.
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What You Should Know About The Last Native Speaker Of Manx
The Isle of Man is an island that lies between England and Ireland and that lost its final native speaker in 1974. This is the story of his life and language.
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