The Real Reason The Segway Was A Failure
The Segway was supposed to change the way we move around cities. Instead, it became the butt of endless jokes and sad ironies. Here's why it was a failure.
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The Oldest Manuscript In The Vatican Archives Might Surprise You
The secretive Vatican Archive is, on the surface at least, a place where the personal records of the pope can be archived and stored.
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The NYC Skyscraper That Almost Demolished Midtown Manhattan
What if we were to tell you that an almost equally bad disaster involving the Citicorp Center building in Midtown Manhattan was averted years earlier?
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Why Charles Lindbergh Was Once Given An Award By The Nazis
Charles Lindbergh is an early hero of aviation, captivating headlines worldwide for his trans-Atlantic flight and becoming one of the first modern celebrities.
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Messed Up Things We Learned From The Facebook Whistleblower
In the last few years, social media giant Facebook has been marred with a lot of controversy, and they're not just minuscule conflicts, either.
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The Ten Commandments Explained
The Ten Commandments are fundamental in Judaism and Christianity. Here's what the commandments mean in a modern context.
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The Mythology Of Odin Explained
Odin was one of the central gods in Norse mythology, and he is also one of the most complex. Here is the mythology of Odin explained.
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Animals That Went Extinct In The Last 100 Years
Extinct animals can be as fascinating and puzzling as extraterrestrials. Here are just a few of the animals believed to have gone extinct in the last century.
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Why Johann Sebastian Bach Once Brawled With His Students
Johanne Sebastian Bach got into a physical altercation with one of his students whose bassoon-playing skills he berated.
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How Much Money Does Facebook Lose Every Hour It's Down?
Social media platform Facebook loses millions of dollars every hour it's down and inaccessible to users.
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This Sport Blinded Teddy Roosevelt In One Eye
Captain Meade didn't know he had caused the injury until President Roosevelt revealed it in his autobiography 12 years later. The extent of it was hidden.
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What You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King Jr.'s Love For Star Trek
"Intolerance in the 23rd Century? Improbable!" Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek," is quoted as saying in the 1968 book "The Making of Star Trek."
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The Personal Holiday John D. Rockefeller Created
One of the richest men to ever live, and certainly one of the richest Americans to ever live, was John D. Rockefeller, who celebrated his own personal holiday.
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The Odd Reason Woodrow Wilson Kept A Flock Of Sheep On The White House Lawn
Wilson's friend Dr. Cary T. Grayson bought 12 sheep and four lambs from a farm on behalf of the president; the flock would eventually grow to number 48.
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How Many Trips Did Explorer Robert Peary Make To The Arctic?
The 19th century Arctic explorer generally credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole is naval officer Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary.
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Rules Every Apostle Had To Follow In The Bible
Per the Bible, Jesus enlisted the certain men first as disciples and then entrusted them to continue teaching his gospel to others.
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The Surprising Number Of Nobel Prizes Won In Marie Curie's Family
Marie Curie and her husband were some of the more noteworthy scientists of the 20th century, particularly for their pioneering work in radiation and chemistry.
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The Real Reason Leonardo Da Vinci Liked To Write In Reverse
Leonardo da Vinci did one thing that has led to the aura of secrecy and mystery surrounding him: He sometimes wrote backward.
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How Woodrow Wilson Surprisingly Got Caught In A Love Triangle
Woodrow Wilson was the governor of New Jersey and the 28th president of the United States, who led the country during World War I.
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Here's What The Bible Really Says About Wearing Jewelry
Some believe that the Bible forbids the wearing of jewelry. And in some passages, this appeared to be true, but the real answer is much more complicated.
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Thomas Jefferson Had A Secret Retreat You May Not Know About
The nation's third president liked to get away from his bustling plantation at Monticello for the quiet of the countryside near Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Scholars Agree That Jesus Probably Spoke These Languages
If you were to depict Jesus on film speaking the language the historical figure actually spoke, most audiences wouldn't have understood a word of it.
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The Mysterious Truth Of The Dutch Schultz Treasure
orn Arthur Flegenheimer in the Bronx, New York, this bootlegger quickly garnered a reputation for violence, which earned him the name Dutch Schultz.
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How Carl Jung Helped Inspire Alcoholics Anonymous
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was a pioneer in modern psychology. He founded analytical psychology, a field that emphasizes the individual's need for wholeness.
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Here's What The Amish Do On Vacation
The Amish can be found in various states in the U.S. but live in eastern states, with Pennsylvania and Ohio having the largest concentration.
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Did Jesus Have Siblings?
One of the most important figures in all of human history is Jesus of Nazareth, or Jesus Christ, and some believe he had siblings.
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The Sad Truth About The Kiss Nightclub Fire
It was January 27, 2013, and the last weekend of summer break for Brazilian college students, many headed to Kiss Nightclub to enjoy some moments of freedom.
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