The Truth About Wyatt Earp And Jack London's Friendship
Most people don't associate Wyatt Earp with the deeply frozen north, particularly Alaska. There was money to be made in the Yukon. There, he met Jack London...
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The Time JFK Fell In Love With A Possible Spy
Inga Arvad was reportedly not only friendly with a dictator, who called her a "perfect Nordic beauty," but she also could have been working for him.
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A Look Into Wyatt Earp And Doc Holliday's Relationship
After Doc saved Wyatt's life, the pair would become friends, together surviving the gunfight that was to become known as the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Palm Oil Industry
The story of palm oil is a story about the difficulty in backtracking from over-dependence, especially when entire nations' economies are at risk.
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The Truth Of The National Museum Of Funeral History
The National Museum of Funeral History is more of an interactive, respectable tribute to the inevitable phase of life that many shy away from discussing: death.
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Things In The Oregon Trail Game You Only Notice As An Adult
You'll only notice these odd things in the Oregon Trail game as an adult. Or maybe if you were a really, really precocious child...
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The Little-Known Truth About Black Panther Activist Fred Hampton
The police raided the apartment in the early morning of December 4, 1969.
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The Gun That Won The West Isn't What You Think It Is
The truth is that no one gun won the West, though the double-barreled shotgun should be in the conversation alongside the famous Colt .45 and Winchester rifle.
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Words In Shakespeare's Works No One Understands Today
Many writers have left their mark on the English language, but few as indelibly as William Shakespeare, who is credited with inventing a plethora of words.
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The True Story Of The Seven Sutherland Sisters And Their 37 Feet Of Hair
The story of the Seven Sutherland sisters is filled with plenty of entanglements. Billed as "the most costly curiosities," here's their remarkable true story.
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The Messed Up History Of Polio
Polio is thought to have been around for thousands of years, but it didn't reach pandemic levels until the 20th century. This is the messed up history of polio.
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Mind-Blowing Archaeological Discoveries Found By Mistake
These mind-blowing archaeological discoveries were made by mistake. You don't expect to run into a piece of history on your daily walk, but sometimes it happens
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Surprising Facts About Famous Historical Figures
These surprising facts about famous historical figures will knock all the history you learned right out of your head.
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How Aristocrats Found Spouses In Regency England
Finding a spouse is difficult no matter what era you live in, but for the aristocrats of Regency England, it had profound effects on their family and future.
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The Strangest Status Symbols Throughout History
These are the strangest status symbols throughout history.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois lived a fascinating, but often painful, existence, and throughout it all, he never stopped fighting for a better, more equitable tomorrow.
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The Most Incredible Cave Paintings On The Planet
Cave paintings are found around the world, some dating back a mind-blowing 75 millennia ago. Explore the most incredible cave paintings on the planet.
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The Shortest Serving Prime Ministers In UK History
After the shock resignation of Liz Truss on October 20, 2022, the list of the shortest-serving U.K. prime ministers ever has gotten a big shakeup.
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The History Of The National Christmas Tree Explained
For a century, the National Christmas Tree has been an institution in the USA's holiday celebration.
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The Dark Side Of The American Suburb
The suburbs are often seen as safe, quiet places to raise families, but that isn't always true. There is also a dark side to the American suburb.
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Leo Tolstoy's Crazy Real-Life Story
Leo Tolstoy was one of the greatest writers of all time. His classics "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace" cemented his reputation as a literary genius.
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False Facts About The '90s You Always Thought Were True
Certain myths and legends about the dark times known as the '90s have lingered un-debunked for so long, we've long since just accepted them as fact.
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How The Ford Family Really Got So Rich
The story goes Henry Ford invented the assembly line, used it to make cars, and became incredibly rich. But is it true? Here's how Henry Ford made his fortune.
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Famous People Who May Never Have Existed
The facts about many historical figures weren't written until years after they allegedly lived, so proof of their existence may have completely deteriorated.
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The Peshtigo Fire: The Deadliest Wildfire In History
Few people heard about the Peshtigo Fire, the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history, because it happened the same day as the Great Chicago Fire.
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The Tragic Truth About The Cretaceous Mass Extinction
There really was no safe place to hide from the Chicxulub impactor. Here's the awful, awful truth about the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous.
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Here's How The Civil War Changed Christmas For America
Here's how the Civil War changed Christmas for America.
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