When we think of Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures we tend to think of white marble, but even the most recognized works of art once looked completely different.
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Manuel Noriega, the eccentric and sadistic dictator of Panama, was once in possession of a powerful political network. Here are some of the messed-up details.
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To find true fame as a dead body, something really unique has to happen. Here are chilling details about these famous corpses.
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On 9/11 passengers on the doomed flights and in the Twin Towers made frantic calls to friends, family, and authorities. Many knew it would be their final words.
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Adolph Hitler had a complicated family history. Here's what the relatives of Adolf Hitler are doing today.
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Anglish is a re-imagined version of English that removes all foreign influences and inserts new words to take their place.
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Humans have had a complicated relationship with the beach over the centuries. Here's the strange history behind going to the beach.
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A self-proclaimed "gaffe machine," President Joe Biden has had his fair share of word blunders. Here are the worst things Biden has ever said.
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From literature to beauty trends, here are some of the more notable examples of ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology's ongoing influence on Western culture.
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Some people just like to stand in silence at waterfalls and soak up all the details. But an underwater waterfall? That would be a sight to see indeed.
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Comedy Central's "Drunk History" was abruptly canceled in 2020 after six seasons. What happened to its creator, Derek Waters?
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In the midst of WWII, Operation Mincemeat intended to fool the Axis that an obvious attack wasn't to be. Here's how the Allies tricked Germany with a dead body.
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When a story starts with a guy named "Teddy Tucker," you can bet it's only to get more ridiculous and fun from there. Here's the story of Tucker's Cross.
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We all know the Bill of Rights, but how was it really created? It was a struggle marked by debate, name-calling, and suspicions about Big Brother.
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Among his other failures, Hitler failed at destroying Paris, which was on his dictatorial bucket list. One of his generals intervened and kept Paris whole.
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In 1955, Donham, then Carolyn Bryant, told her husband, Roy Bryant, that 14-year-old Black boy Emmett Till sexually propositioned her in public.
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Many different numbers have significant symbolic weight throughout scripture. Here are a few of the many symbolic numbers in the Bible and what they can mean.
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Dr. Carlisle took his conversations with Danny as a chance not only to learn about one man and his crimes, but PTSD at large.
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Immortality is a dream as old as humans. To the ancient Greeks, the gods were gods precisely because they didn't die, and humanity was humanity because it did.
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Women archaeologists may be outnumbered, but they made their mark on history, quite often literally as they uncovered evidence of past people and civilizations.
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Hitler's love life has been the subject of considerable speculation. Predictably, there's a trend in the women that he was seen with, and that's a grisly end.
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Sober skepticism might make you question the accuracy of Drunk History - but just how accurate is Drunk History?
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There seems to be an ebb and a flow in books being banned in the U.S. Here's a look at the patterns behind book bannings throughout history.
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The Atomwaffen Division is a neo-Nazi group that wants to remake the world in its fascistic white supremacist image. Here's its messed up history.
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The ancient Egyptian deity Anubis was associated with death and the transition to the afterlife, but there are details about this god that are not well-known.
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The explosion of interest in Tut that followed the discovery of his tomb came to be known as "Tutmania." Here are some facts about the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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Mummies were once used widely for artistic purposes, and they inspired the creation of a paint color called mummy brown. Here's the story of the paint color.
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