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Dictators have some strange power moves. Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi, Pol Pot, Francisco Franco — they all had them.
Read MoreDictators have some strange power moves. Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Muammar Gaddafi, Pol Pot, Francisco Franco — they all had them.
Read MoreMusicians can bring a lot of happiness to people. Here are some of the dying wishes you didn't know these rock stars granted for their fans.
Read MoreGoing bananas is an expression that is commonly used in everyday conversation, and in a number of different ways. Here's how it originated.
Read MoreAs everyone knows, leave some cookies and a glass of milk out for Santa on Christmas Eve and it's a surefire certainty that he'll indulge.
Read MoreHere's a look into the career and off-mic life of "Der Bingle," and the very voice of Christmas himself, Bing Crosby.
Read MoreThe Nazi's Lebensborn program was a plan designed and implemented to breed more and more children that would promote and multiply the Aryan race.
Read MoreWho were the Maccabees, why are so many books written about them, and how was their story so important to inspire a Jewish holiday?
Read MoreCountry singer Jackie Keith Whitley died at 33 years old due to alcohol poisoning.
Read MoreEvel Knievel's stunts brought him fame in the 1970s, but he found himself on the pop culture scrap heap. This is the tragic real-life story of Evel Knievel.
Read MoreFor many rulers, maintaining power and keeping their head attached meant getting pretty ruthless. These are the most cold-blooded rulers in history.
Read MoreIt's no surprise that a story might borrow a narrative arc, or characters, from an older tale. What about older tales that borrowed from something older still?
Read MoreThe Earth is full of elaborate memorial structures, dedicated to the memory of someone who has died. Few, if any, match the splendor of the Taj Mahal.
Read MoreIt's pretty much a given that where you have a society, you will have games. That was certainly true -- in more ways than one -- in the days of Ancient Egypt.
Read MoreStudents of popular culture know that Meghan Markle isn't the first American actress to marry royalty. There are other similarities besides career paths.
Read MoreHollywood often turns to history and current events for artistic inspiration. Such was the case of the 2003 film "Monster," starring Charlize Theron.
Read MoreThese days, Ajax is probably more readily recognized as the name of a cleaning product. But the name Ajax looms large within the context of Greek mythology.
Read MoreIt's said that you can pick your friends, but not your family. Both Hugh Hefner and President George W. Bush would probably have agreed with that.
Read MoreNot even successful performing artists are immune to tragedy, proven by the murder of former Rockette Alexis Ficks Welsh in 1991. She was just 30 years old.
Read MoreMike Tyson has carved a second act for himself in show business, after a mixed boxing career. There was also his jail time, after being convicted of rape.
Read MoreGreat responsibility might come with great power, but history tells us that great power also attracts great turmoil, as Cleopatra's story demonstrates.
Read MoreJohn F. Kennedy ran a successful campaign for president in 1960, the youngest president so far. He was an author as well as a politician -- but was he bright?
Read MoreWhen the American colonists took on the British Empire, they worked together, seeing eye-to-eye. Unless you're talking about Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Read MoreDeath of a national executive can create a leadership vacuum. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in April 1945 -- was there some kind of line of succession?
Read MoreHugh Hefner, the father of all things Playboy, claimed to have slept with more than 1,000 women in his 91 years. He married three times. Any kids?
Read MoreCatherine the Great of Russia was a forward-thinking monarch who strove to modernize her country. In death, she paid a price for being a visionary.
Read MoreStephen Sondheim, the giant of Broadway musicals, died November 26 at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91. His childhood might well have informed his art.
Read MoreHere's what we know about Frank Fritz's final episode on American Pickers, the Season 21 episode Burlesque Queen.
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