Times Grant Lied To You
History's 3-part miniseries Grant details the life of 18th president and celebrated Union general Ulysses S. Grant. However, the series isn't always accurate.
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The True Story Of The First Police Department
While they seem ubiquitous now, police departments are a relatively modern invention. The police as we know them did not really come into being until after the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act in England in 1829.
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The Real Reason The Doobie Brothers Have Had So Many Lineup Changes
Folks might think the band had just two iterations, changing into its final form when five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald joined, but Ultimate Classic Rock tracked the Doobie Brothers' lineup changes over the decades and counted up to 17.
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The Dangerous Ocean Phenomenon You've Never Heard Of
Cross waves occur when wind blows two opposing sets of wave forms towards each other at an oblique angle -- diagonal, or 45-degree. The waves collide, but do not cancel each other out, as they would if they hit head-on. Instead, they pass through.
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The Tragic Story Of Lucille Ball's Son, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Desi Arnaz Jr. might not ring a bell at all to the younger generations, but being the child of a famous couple keeps you in the spotlight -- and being in the spotlight often means trouble.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Radiohead's Street Spirit
When singer Thom Yorke calls one of the band's own songs the most "hopeless" out of anything they've ever written, that's a sign that there's some seriously heavy, tragic, and horrifically mournful music at hand.
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What Humanity Would Look Like If It Had Evolved To Survive Car Crashes
An Australian team set out to create a model of what humanity would look like if it had evolved to survive car crashes. The results are a little jarring.
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This Is Why The Mob Went After Steven Seagal
Today, we'll take a look at the time the mob went after Steven Seagal.
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Marriages That Changed The Course Of History
Marriages sometimes change more than lives. They change history. They might have started out as love affairs, political alliances, or arrangements, but they all had a major impact on the world. Here are some marriages that changed the course of history.
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The Untold Truth Of Coffin Clubs
Williams, told how she "gathered some old blokes who were ex-carpenters and builders, and a group of women that would get creative, and we started it up in my garage and carport." From there a small community of 50 to 60 people would show up on Wednesdays to construct and decorate coffins.
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The Truth About The Whirling Dervishes
The practice of spinning to reach Sufism was begun by the followers of the 13th-century poet and Sufi mystic Rumi, also known as Mevlana. Rumi met a traveling dervish, or holy man, named Shams al-Din in 1244 and believed him to be divine. Rumi began to devote more time to al-Din than his studies.
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The Mysterious Disappearance Of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt
On the morning of December 17, Holt went to Cheviot Beach in Portsea with his neighbors and two of their friends. While the weather was perfect for a swim, the sea looked rough. Holt, however, insisted they swim.
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Details You Didn't Know About Madonna And Dennis Rodman's Relationship
The power forward legend and the Queen of Pop dated for a while around 1994, and while Rodman has told several versions of the story over the years, Madonna has been rather more reluctant to spill the beans. Still others have told versions that differ significantly from Rodman's.
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Tragic Details About The Little Rascals
Drug abuse and untimely death are just a two of the demons that haunted the Little Rascals. These are the tragic details of their troubled lives.
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The Childhood Tragedy That Made Kurt Angle Who He Is
There's one particular event in Angle's early life, however, that affected him possibly more than any other awful event in his life. Let's take a look at the childhood tragedy that made Kurt Angle who he is.
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The Real Reason So Many Victorian Men Had Beards
Thick beards, doctors believed, trap impurities from the air before they entered the body, much as nose hair does. Some doctors told their patients, especially those who often engaged in public speaking, like politicians, to grow full beards to prevent sore throats.
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Roald Dahl's Unceremonious Last Words
You'll remember him from the classic childhood adventures he told in books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, and others. But you might be surprised by the last words to come out of Roald Dahl's mouth before he died.
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The Magical Door You've Never Heard Of In Rome
Porta Alchemica is an actual door in modern-day Rome, in a park next to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, practically smack dab in the center of the city. When we add the odd occult superstition into the mix, the reality of Porta Alchemica does indeed start to sound like something stranger than fiction.
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The True Story Of The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada is often the story of the underdog English, saved from certain destruction by guts and gusty providence. The true story of the Spanish Armada, as with any event from centuries past where thousands of people die, is far more complicated than you may think.
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The Ongoing Treasure Hunt That's Killed 4 People
Everyone probably wouldn't mind finding buried treasure, but not everyone would necessarily risk their lives to find it. One particular treasure known as Fenn's Gold was found in June, but not without people dying in their quest to retrieve it.
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Lead Masks Case
A young man was flying a kite on Vintém Hill when he made a truly chilling discovery: Two bodies lying on the ground in some tall weeds. These weren't just any old mortal remains, either. The dead men were both dressed in suits and waterproof coats, and they had strange lead masks over their eyes.
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The Unsolved Disappearance Of Jim Sullivan
A day later, his car was found, but there was no sign of Sullivan. His guitar, clothes, wallet, and copies of his second album were found in his car and motel room, but there was no note indicating what might have happened. No further trace of Sullivan ever turned up.
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The Bestselling Book Of All Time Might Surprise You
A quick, anecdotal survey of "What do you think is the most widely-sold book of all time?" might result in predictable answers like the Bible (King James version, perhaps?), or The Holy Quran. Of course, there are a lot of under-the-hood factors that need to be considered.
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What You Didn't Know About Monopoly
the game of Monopoly was actually invented by a Left-wing activist who meant for the game to teach children the evils of capitalism, rather than extol the virtues of price-gouging landlords?
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What The MMA Has Proven About Heavier Fighters
MMA allows fighters to train in whatever discipline they want and fight with a myriad of styles that keep viewers pawning their stereos to afford the pay-per-view specials. Two fighters, male or female, sweaty and rolling around or the ground while they beat each other's brains out.
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How George Martin Made The Beatles Possible
Search the internet for the Fifth Beatle, and you'll find a long list of potential candidates. But the one without whom The Beatles would not have been possible was producer George Martin. He was heavily involved in the unique sound.
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The Untold Truth Of Jet Li's Wife
Everything about Jet Li is impressive, and the same might be said about his wife Nina Li Chi, who most people know nothing about.
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