The Life And Tragic Death Of Jesse James
Everybody's heard of Jesse James—the legendary outlaw who robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest. This is the life and tragic death of Jesse James.
Read MoreEverybody's heard of Jesse James—the legendary outlaw who robbed and murdered his way across the Midwest. This is the life and tragic death of Jesse James.
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Read MoreWhile Charles M. Schulz is best known for his comic strip Peanuts, tales from his life aren't as well-known. This is the untold truth of the Peanuts creator.
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Read MoreEven more than 50 years after the JFK assassination, conspiracy theories continue to pop up. Here's the latest one that would change everything, were it true.
Read MoreElon Musk has few rivals when it comes to 21st-century technological innovation. But what does he think of American engineer Nikola Tesla?
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Read MoreOver 100 nuclear weapons were tested in Nevada in the '50s and '60s, and the fallout affected tons of people. This is the tragic history of nuclear downwinders.
Read MoreLab leaks do happen. Truly heinous pathogens and poxes have escaped from research facilities and government institutions in countries all over the world.
Read MoreEric Wagner, who sang for doom metal bands Trouble and The Skull, has died at the age of 62, one week after he was hospitalized with COVID pneumonia.
Read MoreIn October of 1943, an alleged experiment took place at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard that opened the proverbial door to time travel.
Read MoreThe issue with revenge is that it's a slippery slope. What makes one act unjust, and a retaliatory act not so? Here's what the Bible has to say on this subject.
Read MoreBefore her great-great-granddaughter surpassed her record of being the longest-living and reigning British monarch, that title was held by Queen Victoria.
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Read MoreDon Everly, who, together with his brother Phil, made up the iconic Everly Brothers, died on August 21, 2021, at the age of 84.
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Read MoreThroughout the course of Dr. Christopher Duntsch's career, he hurt more patients than he healed. Where is he today?
Read MoreDon and Phil Everly -- aka The Everly Brothers -- spent a large proportion of their professional careers feeling as though they had been overshadowed
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