Some TV shows start off strong and keep going, while others are quickly canceled. But sometimes, canceled shows come back and gain a following, becoming cult TV hits. These cult TV shows were canceled before eventually gaining steam in reruns and movie spinoffs.
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Jim Jones orchestrated the largest mass murder-suicide in recorded history. Most of his followers died by ingesting cyanide. Here's what his autopsy said.
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The CIA has a much maligned reputation and has been associated with a stream of scandals. This is the time the CIA overthrew the government in Guatemala.
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As humans engage in speculation about the distant past, there are bound to be dots connected to modern times -- perhaps even to modern technology.
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The Swiss army knife. The multi-tool. The all-in-one survival ax. One item, multiple uses -- in the garage, in the woods, and of course, at the table.
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It's impossible to eliminate risks from sports, but when safety is ignored, the consequences can be tragic. Here are athlete deaths that changed sports history.
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Influenza in human beings is bad enough -- in some circumstances it can result in death. It's equally as serious when it infects bird populations.
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You might know lawyer Alan Dershowitz as former U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer, but he actually has a lengthy history in the legal field.
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The common wisdom is that there can be too much of a good thing. Oscar Wilde said that nothing succeeds like excess. But fatal results? From dinner?
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Jesus of Nazareth and John the Baptist are two of the important figures from the New Testament. Let's take a look at what their relationship was like.
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There's no escaping the fact that human beings have to use the restroom from time to time. So why are public restrooms free in the U.S.? Let's take a look.
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Stonehenge, on the surface, is an unlikely arrangement of massive rocks in a field in England. Take another look -- surely there's more to the story.
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Chauvet Cave is home to perhaps the most fabulous prehistoric cave art in the world. It also holds many mysteries about who created the work and why.
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Almost 150 years later, we still aren't sure who Jack the Ripper was. A prominent suspect with contemporary investigators is Aaron Kosminski.
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Malcolm X and Coretta Scott King met exactly once. That meeting took place in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 during a campaign for voting rights. Here's what happened.
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Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is defending his relatively small nation against Russia, a massive geopolitical powerhouse. It's had its effects.
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Life as a medieval peasant is generally thought to be one of toil and hardship. But, a closer look reveals some shocking comparisons with today's work week.
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This Spartan torture device said to have been made in honor of a Spartan ruler's wife, probably inspired the iron maiden.
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Well-maintained grass lawns seem to be an emblem of success even as they are not eco-friendly. Here is the surprising history of grass lawns.
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Spinal Tap might have had amplifiers that went up to 11, but those wouldn't have helped without the innovators who made electric guitars louder.
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Marie Curie may be the most famous female scientist in history, winning the Nobel Prize twice. But, her career may have been crushed due to a salacious scandal.
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At the dawn of the 20th century, it seemed steelworkers were finally paving the way for labor reform. But Big Steel had other plans in mind.
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Holding political office gives people perks and influence, but the ability to control the destinies of others can corrupt even the best-intentioned politicians.
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Khufu's pyramid -- commonly known as one of the Great Pyramids of Giza -- has a major unsolved mystery. Why can't archaeologists find the pharoah's remains?
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The Three Mile Island disaster was one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in history, and it was all avoidable. Here's how human error caused the meltdown.
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Saber-rattling, brinksmanship, playing chicken with nukes -- all have been applied to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It could have been worse. Why wasn't it?
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Joe Jackson should have gone down in baseball history as a superb batter who worked his way up the league ladder. He even had a catchy nickname.
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