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    The Untold Truth Of Viking Berserkers

    We know that Viking berserkers wore a lot of fur, and were probably deep into hallucinogens. That's right -- the ultimate Germanic iron age warrior was basically just a light-up pacifier away from being EDM club trash.

    By Tom Meisfjord July 9th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Thurgood Marshall

    As chief legal counsel of the NAACP, Thurgood Marshall tried hundreds of cases including Brown v. Board of Education before being appointed to the Supreme Court

    By Natasha Lavender July 8th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Charlie Daniels

    Born October 28th, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina, Charlie Daniels was a staple of the country music community, having enjoyed a career that spanned more than five decades.

    By Tom Meisfjord July 7th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Robert E. Lee

    The reality of Robert E. Lee a bit more complex than the popular version. This is the real, complex, often ugly, untold truth of Robert E. Lee.

    By Jesse Clark July 6th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Rey Rivera's Mysterious Death

    On May 24th 2006, Rey Rivera's body was found in a disused room annexed to Baltimore's Belvedere, a beaux-arts hotel and Baltimore landmark that had been converted to a condominium in the nineties. He was last seen on May 16th. Sometime in between, he had crashed through the roof of the room.

    By Felix Behr July 6th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of The World's First Automobile

    The first car was invented by Henry Ford, who built the quadricycle in a shed behind his house in Detroit. It was a horseless carriage, powered by a gasoline engine, unveiled June 4, 1896. Because 'Murica, right? Not so fast, buckaroo.

    By Eric Meisfjord July 6th, 2020 Read More
  • Rick Astley

    The Untold Truth Of Rick Astley

    Been rickrolled lately? It's okay. There's no shame. It's just part of living in a world where Rick Astley exists. But just who is this guy?

    By Eric Meisfjord June 30th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Jack The Ripper

    We'll start by stating that the main untold truth about Jack the Ripper is that nobody knows for sure who committed the murders attributed to him (or her, for that matter). But there's much more to be told.

    By Eric Meisfjord June 25th, 2020 Read More
  • Owen Hart

    The Untold Truth Of Owen Hart

    Wrestling was the Hart family business. Owen's father, Stu, was an acclaimed Canadian wrestler, and Owen followed in his father's footsteps -- as did all 11 of Owen's older siblings. But his life would be tragically cut short.

    By Eric Meisfjord June 25th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of The First Slaves To Arrive In North America

    The San Juan Bautista, "St. John the Baptist" -- one of America's first slave shipments -- originally had 350 slaves on board, bound for Vera Cruz in the colony of New Spain. About 150 of them died en route; apparently a pretty standard rate of loss for such trips.

    By Eric Meisfjord June 24th, 2020 Read More
  • Crowds of black Americans gather at the Washington Mall for the Million Man March in 1995

    The Untold Truth Of The Million Man March

    In 1995 anywhere from 400,000 to 1.1 million black Americans filled the Washington Mall, all the way from the Washington Monument to the capitol building, in solidarity against the socioeconomic disparity and systemic oppression experienced by black communities in the US. The "Million Man March."

    By Richard Milner June 23rd, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Dante's Inferno

    you squint your eyes and think really hard, you'll probably be able to think of a few dozen times and places that were more pleasant than Florence, 700 years ago.

    By Tom Meisfjord June 22nd, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of The Greensboro Sit-Ins

    You don't really hear about Woolworth's anymore. It stands to reason, seeing as the company's mark on history largely comes down to "they sold ham sandwiches in a retail setting." But the store was the site of an important civil rights victory.

    By Tom Meisfjord June 19th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of The NAACP

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- the NAACP -- was officially founded in 1909, but its roots stretched farther back into history -- from the time enslaving human beings was not only tolerated, but legally protected in this country.

    By Eric Meisfjord June 18th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of LimeWire

    Back in the 2000s, streaming music was still in its infancy, so internet-savvy teenagers started using MP3 players that needed to be loaded with songs. This was the perfect moment for LimeWire — a peer-to-peer network where people shared files like music and movies — to be born.

    By Emilia David June 17th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant should be a lot more famous than he is, but his name mainly comes up during discussions about greatest generals or worst presidents. However, the untold truth of Ulysses S. Grant is a much richer and more fascinating story.

    By Jeff Somers June 17th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of Black Cowboys

    Research shows that the population of cowboys in the Old West was at least 25 percent black. Yet you'd never know based on traditional history.

    By Eric Meisfjord June 16th, 2020 Read More
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    The Untold Truth Of The Chicago Strangler

    While the "Chicago Strangler" might sound like a historical villain who stalked the Windy City sometime during the Great Depression, this possible serial killer — or killers — has claimed victims as recently as 2018.

    By Allison Matyus June 16th, 2020 Read More
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