How Henry Box Brown Escaped Slavery And Became An Entertainer
Henry "Box" Brown has gone down as a legendary figure of the American Anti-Slavery movement — a brave and ingenious character and a powerful campaigner.
Read MoreHenry "Box" Brown has gone down as a legendary figure of the American Anti-Slavery movement — a brave and ingenious character and a powerful campaigner.
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Read MoreWhile there are indeed real serial murderers out there, the truth is quite a few of them may have never existed in the first place.
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Read MoreWhen you think Journey, you think lead singer Steve Perry, and right now he's pretty MIA, both from the band and from public life, really. But why?
Read MoreExtinction rates have been abnormally high since around the 16th century. Here are some of the species that are gone forever, and what really happened to them.
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Read MoreSince George Washington left office, there have been outcries of "Worst President Ever!" The guys below were all bad in their own, special way.
Read MoreIf you love a good Western (or even a bad Western), you owe a debt to two men: E.Z.C. Judson and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
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Read MoreFew have died as a result of their self-experimentation, and a number have won Nobel prizes. Here are some doctors who experimented on themselves.
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Read MoreOver four years in the early 1900s, there were over 70 dynamite attacks across the US. This is the crazy true story of the 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing.
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Read MoreSometimes, objects appear in strange places no one expects to find them. Check out these weird objects that were found in pretty strange places.
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