When protests erupted in response to footage of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd — a helplessly handcuffed man who cried out for his mother as a uniformed government official kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes — a few familiar scenes played out in the media.
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There's a long and storied tradition of enlisting animals to assist humans in times of war or straight-up attempting to weaponize them against enemies. In WWII alone, the British sabotaged Nazis with exploding rats, the U.S. tried planned to make bat bombs, and Polish soldiers adopted a ...
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John Wayne remains an American icon for his roles in Westerns and war movies, but what do we really know about him? This is the untold truth of John Wayne.
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In 1935, the Nazis founded the Ahnenerbe. Its archaeologists researched a lot, from the prehistoric roots of the Aryan race to the location of the Holy Grail, the relics of a lost colony of Atlantis, and, well, you get the idea. This is the untold truth of the Ahnenerbe, Hitler's archaeologists.
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Tear gas is classified as "riot control agent," and so can be used by police departments, but is banned as a military weapon by the 1925 Geneva Protocol. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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America's tragic history of racism is rooted at least in part in the nation's sordid history of slavery. Enter the Clotilda -- a poignant reminder of injustice.
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Wikipedia is everywhere, but the untold truth of Wikipedia is probably just as interesting as any page you can find on the site itself.
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Brian May's guitar playing helped define Queen. After writing some of Queen's greatest hits, May spent his time caring for animals and studying the night skies.
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In the beginning there was MythBusters. And it was very good. Now it's gone, but we have... Mythbusters Jr.
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Johnny Mathis sold millions of records and kept turning out soft pop singles for decades. Here's a look into the untold truth of Johnny Mathis, the undisputed king of soft rock.
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When the History Channel show The Curse of Oak Island began, no one knew it would run for seven seasons. But the show's unexpected popularity has made the mystery surrounding the treasure island even more intriguing.
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Valhalla is the most glorious and desirable place within Norse cosmology, but it's more than just Viking heaven. This is the untold truth of Valhalla.
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Take a trip through time, back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, around about 2016, when the New Day, WWE tag team champions, emerged on-screen from a gigantic Booty-O cereal box.
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On the actual Con Air, there's no Cyrus the Virus who hijacks the plane, steals the show, or turns his name into a fun pun, like "Cy... Onara." There's no hope of escape. There's no hope -- period.
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A conquistador's mission in life is succinctly conveyed in the title itself. Spanish for "He who conquers."
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It's been more than fifty years since the residents of Bethel, New York were outnumbered 200 to 1 by a hoard of 400,000 hippies. Final tally: only two dead. Not bad. Carlos Santana remembers it vividly.
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So yeah, Elon Musk has a brother. His name is Kimbal.
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The word "supermoon," according to NASA, was first coined in the year 1979 by one Richard Nolle. Britannica notes that Nolle, an astrologer, claimed at the time that supermoons were portents of oncoming calamities such as earthquakes and severe weather patterns.
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How do you get on Antiques Roadshow? And do those so-called experts really know what they're talking about? Here is the untold truth of Antiques Roadshow.
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Turns out that the Spinosaurus, which was once thought to be a land-dwelling carnivore nearly worthy of its own John Williams theme, was probably all about that beach life.
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The truth about the life of Jean Lafitte, the pirate of New Orleans, is shrouded in mystery, while myths, legends, hoaxes, and forgeries abound.
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Quentin Tarantino's latest masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it got a "six-minute standing ovation." Here's the story behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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Before the first Air Jordans took flight in 1985, "Converse was the preeminent shoe brand." It wouldn't be long before that changed.
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Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten. Fight sports pioneer and innovator. MMA legend. TV show host. Pro wrestler. Actor. Inventor. Terrifying bald man giving you life advice on YouTube. Here are things you might not have known about the amazing Bas Rutten.
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The WWE calls WrestleMania "the Showcase of the Immortals" for good reason. Obviously, it's a great way to put butts in seats. More importantly, though, this spectacle of spectacles has embedded indelible memories in the brains of wrestling fans.
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On April 7, 2019, Kofi Kingston made history. For the first time in 67 years of the WWE, it had a World Champion who'd been born in Africa. Kofi's journey to the top of the WWE was an interesting one. From his humble beginnings to a championship reign, here's the truth behind Kofi Kingston.
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The truth of the Winchester Mystery House is a sad one, filled with ghosts, guns, and tragedy.
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