Guinness World Records That Are No Longer Accepted
Though Guinness logs a whole lot of records today, adding categories and entries regularly, there are also many it has discontinued over the years.
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How One Man Used The Spanish Flu Pandemic To Change The Movie Industry
The 1918 flu completely upended the movie industry. Yet, while theaters were closing and studios were struggling to make films, one producer saw an opportunity.
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This Is The Most Powerful Mafia In History
The Chicago Outfit (yes, the one run by the infamous Al Capone) might be one of the most impressive mafia families of all time.
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The Heartbreaking True Story About Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin was the queen of soul, and her talents knew few limits. No matter what life threw at her, she stayed strong and never apologized.
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What Twitter's First Employees Are Doing 15 Years Later
Fifteen years since its early days as a casual microblogging site, Twitter has grown to a powerful global force. But where are its founding employees now?
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The Truth About Charles Manson's Girlfriends
Charles Manson attracted a group of disaffected young people looking for a way of life different from their parents, with most of them being young women.
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Rules Cleopatra's Subjects Had To Follow
Cleopatra was not just the queen of Egypt -- she was the pharaoh. She controlled many aspects of her subjects' lives with rules they had to follow.
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How The Richest Family In America Got So Rich
The Waltons are by far the richest family in America. Their estimated net worth is somewhere around $215 billion thanks to their chain fo Walmart enterprises.
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This Is The Most Powerful Army In History
The Mongolian Empire holds the record as the largest empire in recorded history when it comes to contiguous territory. Thanks to Genghis Khan and his army.
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The Biggest Lies The British Royal Family Ever Told
The British royal family has a history of unsolved mysteries and odd occurrences, almost all of which seem to have involved some secrecy or even blatant lies.
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The True Story Of America's First Documented Serial Killers
Crime has been around literally forever; it was only a matter of time before America ended up seeing its very first serial killers: the Harpe Brothers.
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Terrifying Stories Of Real-Life Stepmothers
There are real evil stepmothers out there, and their stories aren't for the faint of heart. They make Snow White's stepmother look like an angel from above.
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Boycott: The Wild Origins Of The Term Explained
The word boycott is nowadays widely used whenever a product or person is protested, but it first came into use as part of eviction resistance and a rent strike.
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Actors Who Passed Away While Filming
Actors have died in the middle of filming pretty often. Sometimes filming is incomplete when the star keels over. Here are actors who passed away while filming.
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The Untold Truth Of Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren is probably best known for her starring roles in Alfred Hitchcock's films, The Birds and Marnie. Then she disappeared.
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The Bizarre 1955 Kentucky UFO Incident Explained
On Aug. 21, 1955, eight adults and three children were allegedly harassed by diminutive, impervious goblins who tried to invade their home.
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Everyday Inventions Everyone Hated At First
New technology ending in disaster has been a recurring theme, even with the most seemingly innocuous of inventions.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Mel Brooks
The career of Mel Brooks has spanned eight decades, with both success and failure on personal and professional levels.
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Celebrities You Forgot Appeared On Fear Factor
Fear Factor, which had contestants to compete in gross, scary, and oftentimes dangerous stunts, aired on and off from 2001-2017, including celebrity episodes.
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How The Ford Family Really Got So Rich
The story goes Henry Ford invented the assembly line, used it to make cars, and became incredibly rich. But is it true? Here's how Henry Ford made his fortune.
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This Is The Most Powerful Empire In History
What empire in history fits the bill of most powerful, perhaps with some colorful history thrown in as well? For that, we should turn to ancient Rome.
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The Most Shocking True Crime Revelations, Every Year Since 1999
It seems 21st century audiences are positively obsessed with true crime. These are the most shocking true crime revelations, every year since 1999.
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Britain's Notorious Great Train Robbery Explained
For sheer audacity, profit, and old-school cool, nothing beats the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Here's Britain's notorious Great Train Robbery explained.
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This Was The Most Powerful First Lady In American History
Historians have debated the nature of Edith Wilson's role in the White House. However, it's clear that she was the most powerful First Lady in American history.
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The Story Behind The Wall Street Bombing Of 1920
Before September 11, 2001, the worst attack in New York City was the bombing of Wall Street in 1920. But this bombing quickly faded out of people's memory.
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The Untold Truth Of The Jeffersons
Groundbreaking in many ways, The Jeffersons has remained a cultural touchstone for some very good reasons. Here's the untold truth of The Jeffersons.
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The Untold Truth About The First Westerns
The love for westerns goes back to the late 1800's, the actual beginning of motion pictures, which quite literally took place in the still-alive Wild West.
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