Individuals with extraordinary talent often inspire not only admiration, but even awe, from those who admire them, with questions like "How do they do that?"
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Woodstock has far outlived anything its founders could have imagined, but it wasn't all "peace and music." Here's the messed up truth about performing there.
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ruled his country during the first half of the 20th century, which was arguably a pretty tumultuous time in history.
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The ongoing secrecy around the JFK assassination files has added fuel to an already inferno-sized conspiracy fire. But why have records been kept secret?
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The Panjandrum was the perfect weapon in theory but its execution resulted in a disaster.
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Public figures, particularly national leadership, are the subject of all manner of risk -- sometimes physical, but sometimes of a cruel, personal nature.
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The 'Charlie Chop-Off' killer targeted young dark-skinned boys in New York in the 1970s. This is the disturbing, unsolved mystery of those crimes.
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Many may not know that Marie Antoinette was a musician. Now a guitar thought to once belong to her could be worth tens of thousands.
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A woman whose identity is often forgotten by history, Milunka Savić served in place of her brother during the First Balkan War. Then she kept fighting.
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British tabloids have been associated with some shocking episodes in recent decades, but they've long been a powerful and influential part of British media.
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Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon behind a staggering number of luxury brands, has another title to add to his name: the world's richest man.
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Here's a closer look at the Beatles' 1968 song "Glass Onion" and all the key references contained within the tune's cryptic lyrics.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are an iconic image of Canada, but what do the RCMP actually do? This is the wild history of the Canadian Mounties.
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Thanks to the proliferation of information across the internet, previously obscure European rituals and cultic characters have become more widely known.
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The Bahamas are known for being a beautiful paradise. However, a beloved vacation spot for some is quite literally a hellish prison for others.
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Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, is being sued for the death of an Ethiopian professor. Here are the details about what sparked the lawsuit.
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Like many other traditions, the act of making a wish on a fallen eyelash developed from pagan roots. Here's how this superstition came to be.
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Korean is not only phonetic but also has one of the easiest-to-learn alphabets in the world (at least, according to some speakers). So how did it originate?
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The term "caught red-handed" has been in common parlance for quite a while. The phrase's origins, though, may have a very bloody and nefarious history.
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In December 2022, a mysterious object surfaced in Daytona Beach, Florida, following two powerful hurricanes that swept through the region. Here's the story.
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A number of physical advantages distinguish human beings from much of the animal kingdom, including opposable thumbs, brain size, and walking on two feet.
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An old necklace offers insight into the Anglo-Saxon era of English history and particularly what life was like for powerful women who lived in that time period.
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Luckily for people interested in history today, there is a plethora of options available when it comes to uncovering the past, including a variety of podcasts.
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Many might remember the tall vertical pole that stood off the side of childhood playgrounds for tetherball. And some think it has a disturbing origin.
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Alert readers know that Christmas isn't the only holiday festival this time of year, nor are its traditions the only cultural celebrations around the globe.
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The late 2022 collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX cryptocurrency exchange affected the billionaire twin Winklevoss brothers, Tyler and Cameron.
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The groundbreaking clean-energy discovery made at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is a big step for science but has a long way to go.
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