How Much Money Jimmy Buffett's 'Margaritaville' Brand Really Makes
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville franchise is a business empire that most of us can only dream about. It's 'a state of mind.' And it’s made a lot of money.
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The Real Reason People Still Read Sun Tzu's Art Of War
How does a two-and-a-half thousand-year-old how-to manual manage to fetch over five million Google hits in the 2020s?
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The Jersey Devil Might Actually Have Existed. Here's Why
Unless you count the stars of the billion or so reality shows set in New Jersey, the Garden State's strangest and most famous creature is the Jersey Devil.
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Robin Hood May Never Have Actually Existed. Here's Why
Much as we'd like to believe Robin Hood was a dashing hero for the poor, he may not have actually existed.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of The Man Who Created Santa Claus
It's no coincidence that Santa appeared to spread a little holiday cheer, thanks to artist Thomas Nast. Here's his fascinating and occasionally dark story.
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The Most Head-Turning Comments Made About Donald Trump
After clinching the presidency in 2016 Donald Trump would have his Teflon tested by all kinds of allegations.
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The Truth About Nikola Tesla's Connection To The Black Knight Satellite
Tesla is believed to have been the first man to receive a signal from what is now known as the Black Knight satellite.
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The Wendigo Might Actually Have Existed. Here's Why
A bit more sinister than many of its cryptic cryptid cousins, this humanoid from Algonquin legend roams the forests of Canada and the Northern United States.
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The Plane Crash That Almost Killed Lawrence Of Arabia
The pilots overshot the runway and tried to land again, but hit a tree with one of the wings, 20 feet off the ground, causing the aircraft to crash.
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The Truth About Lillian Brown, The Presidential Makeup Artist
Makeup artist and image consultant Lillian Brown worked with countless political figures over the years, including nine United States presidents.
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The First White House Pets Belonged To This President
While some prefer dogs, others like cats ... and if you're President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, you want both.
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The Most Tragic Deaths In The British Royal Family
Featuring betrayals, beheadings, and lots of people with the same names, these are the most tragic deaths in the British royal family.
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This Is What King James I Tried To Raise At Buckingham Palace
King James I tried raising silkworms at Buckingham Palace in 1609, only to see his idea fail due to a serious miscalculation on a silkworm's proper diet.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Evita
Eva Perón, better-known as Evita had more tragic life story than many realize.
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This Is What Angels Really Looked Like In The Bible
If you've ever been told "You look like an angel!", you probably took that as a compliment. But according to the Bible, you probably should have felt insulted.
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The Unique Medieval Christmas Tradition That's Still Practiced Today
The tradition of mummering dates all the way back to Medieval England and Ireland, when Christmas celebrations were a time for drunken revelry.
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This Is Why Scotland Banned Christmas For 400 Years
While those of us in the 21st century may think of the so-called "war on Christmas" as a relatively new idea, the vehement opposition dates back centuries.
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How Mathew Brady May Have Helped Abraham Lincoln Get Elected
Before Brady, Lincoln had little street cred. He was rustic, literally born in a log cabin, rural -- hardly the politico poster boy of the 1800s.
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This Is How Eels Powered The Economy In Medieval England
In England in the Middle Ages, there was one form of payment that stood out from the others: eels. Tenants used eels to pay their rent to English lords.
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What It Was Really Like Being A Teenager During The Civil War
The Civil War was by far the bloodiest conflict on American soil. It was difficult for all Americans, including teenagers of the time.
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Winchester Mystery House Offers Virtual Tours To Quarantined Horror Fans
On March 12th, the Winchester Mystery house, located in San Jose, California, announced via its website that it would be closing its doors until at least April 7th, citing concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now the location is open to the public, if only virtually.
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Why Is Healthcare So Expensive?
Why is it that citizens in the richest country on Earth are charged so much money for not dying that many go broke and even end up living on the streets? Let's take a look at the history and the travesty of American healthcare.
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What The Park From Class Action Park Looks Like Today
Action Park officially opened on May 26, 1978, and for the first few years it was a huge success. Waves of visitors flocked to what was then the state's first and largest modern waterpark... but it would also become its most dangerous.
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The Truth Of Benedict Arnold's Death
It's not everybody who gets an entire classification of something named after them. Yet so it is with Benedict Arnold, an otherwise hit-or-miss military commander during the American Revolution who is now well and truly and forever associated with traitors.
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The Truth About The Real Ivar The Boneless From Vikings
The history of 9th century Vikings is passed down to us today via Old Norse oral tradition, written down long after the campfires died. Did tales get changed? Quite possibly. Over time, things get added, subtracted, multiplied, and even turned into shows on the History Channel, like Vikings.
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The Truth Behind Cleopatra's Death
History is a murky son of a gun, but most historians agree that Cleopatra died on or around August 12th of 30 BC. It's generally accepted that she killed herself, but firsthand accounts are difficult to come by and the exact method of her demise is up for debate.
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The Truth About The Most Powerful Volcano Eruption In U.S. History
Photographer Dave Crocket described the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens as "hell on Earth," per My Northwest. One of Washington state's seven mountains, it had sat inactive since 1857...
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