The Tiananmen Square massacre was a horrific event wherein the government slaughtered thousands of protesting individuals in cold blood. In mainland China, information regarding this mass murder has been suppressed for decades. This is the messed up truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Magicians are, by their very nature, big fat liars. That's their whole job -- to confuse the senses and mystify their audience. Their tricks (no, Michael, illusions!) are a series of artistically constructed con jobs designed to make you, the viewer, go "wha?"
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Winston Churchill is known for WWII, his finest hour. But Churchill also had more than his share of less-than-fine hours. His life was stuffed to the brim with actions, views, and personal habits that were, to put it mildly, problematic. This is the messed up truth about Winston Churchill.
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Some dark and disturbing stuff happened during the Texas Revolution, events that are less "remember the Alamo!" and more "what the heck, Texas?"
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Snow White is a Disney movie that's inspired by a seriously dark story, courtesy of the Brothers Grimm. So if you want the grisly details, here are the messed up origins of the classic Disney film.
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Once or twice in a generation, a hero comes along. And not one of them holds a candle to the legacy of Lytle S. Adams, the World War II-era dentist who tried to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor by giving hand grenades to bats.
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There's a reason that Hetty Green is called the “Witch of Wall Street.” A real-life Scrooge, Green got ridiculously rich and infuriated people with her stingy ways. From her ruthless business skills to her crazy personal life, here’s why she’s known as America’s greatest miser.
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In 2018, the AV Club published the scrumptious headline, "The young Pope John XII died as he lived: Fornicating." It simultaneously raises eyebrows and stokes lowbrow thoughts, thoughts that might normally make a pious man feel guilty as sin. Luckily, it's hard to sin as much as Pope John XII.
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It's easy to forget that many saints were flesh and blood people. And sometimes, they faced real dangers when it came to their faith. And sometimes, they were the dangers. From horrific martyrdoms to bizarre lifestyle choices, here's the messed up and tragic truth about these Christian saints.
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By the 19th century women were sick of being second-class citizens who were expected to do whatever their husbands told them. But change was going to require some loud, attention-getting stuff, and some people might even have to die. Here's the messed up truth about the women's suffrage movement.
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Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady who ran Britain from 1979 to 1990, a period in which she defined a generation. On the world stage, she was renowned, but examine her closer and you'll see her career was a litany of disastrous choices. This is the messed up truth about Margaret Thatcher.
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Pixar produces great films, no doubt about it. Pixar has a habit of hitting you with a one-two punch of adorable characters and cute moments, followed by emotional gut wreckers that'll leave you sobbing on the floor. But those are the obvious ones. Here are details in Pixar movies most people miss.
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As lead singer for The Smiths, Morrissey was the guy who provided the background for a thousand coming of age tales. Since then, the idol you remember has started spraying a steady stream of manure every time he opens his mouth. Here are some messed up details about Morrissey.
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Jaws scared a generation of moviegoers away from the water. But the nightmarish incidents that occurred in a little New Jersey town in 1916 are scarier than anything in the movies. So prepare yourself as we explore the messed-up true story behind Jaws.
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When P.T. Barnum's name comes up these days, it's mostly for one of two reasons. Either someone loved him in The Greatest Showman or someone really loves animal crackers. But in real life, P.T. Barnum was a pretty darn complicated person. Here's the messed up truth of P.T. Barnum.
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Put simply, death. Just a massive, horrifying amount of violent death occurred during this period of discussion, be it from war, famine, or more war. Go ahead and count your lucky stars that you weren't born in pre-modern China, a time when some seriously messed up things happened.
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These messed up things actually happened during World War II. And it's so much worse than you think.
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Here's the one messed up thing about these '80s movies nobody talks about. You've probably watched and rewatched these movies without even noticing.
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The Office was a crazy-beloved show, and part of what made The Office wonderful was how insane everything was. Yes, The Office was a comedy, but some parts of it were just ... so messed up. Here are those moments.
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Springtime is the most romantic time of the year, but you can watch romantic movies no matter the season. Unfortunately a lot of the go-to romantic movie staples we rely on are weird, or in some cases, downright creepy. Here are some of the most messed up romantic movies.
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The French Revolution, for most people, seems to boil down to a peasant uprising and lots of guillotine action followed by Napoleon. And that's broadly true, but there was a lot more to the French Revolution than that. In fact, the French Revolution was really messed up.
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The Industrial Revolution is widely remembered as a time of great innovation. New inventions changed the course of history, but at a high price — lots of people died during the Industrial Revolution. And many deaths were avoidable. Here are messed up things from the Industrial Revolution.
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To be a famous animal too often means a lifetime of bad things happening to you. Sadly, whether it's Flipper or Willy the whale, Mister Ed or J. Fred Muggs, making it in Hollywood is just about the worst thing that ever happened to these famous animals.
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While the space race certainly led to some amazing discoveries and while getting a man on the Moon is incredible, what happened behind the scenes was more like a messed-up Star Trek episode. Nationalism ran high, pettiness was rampant, and at someone even wanted to nuke the Moon. Pretty messed up.
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Mary Poppins is one of the most beloved movies of all time, and the movie literally ends with people positively giddy about flying their kites. And yet, there are a number of dark, creepy, and weird things about Mary Poppins that only older, or at least more cynical viewers, will pick up on.
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The White House has been home to some of the most consequential moments in modern human history. Presidents, from the admired to the reviled, have turned its white walls into a beacon of liberty and light for the world. But there are White House secrets most presidential historians won't mention.
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The set of Poltergeist is widely considered to have been cursed, primarily because of what happened to so many of its stars after the movie hit theaters.
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