The 1857 Mutiny That Shook Britain's Rule In India
The violent Indian uprising against the British from 1857-59 goes by many names -- the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, First War of Independence.
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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 Yonaguni Monument, Japan's Ancient Underwater Pyramid
Back in 1986, local diver Kihachiro Aratake found what would be dubbed Yonaguni Monument, aka Japan's ancient underwater pyramid.
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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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The Hotel Of Doom's Design, Explained
In case you need another reason to not ever to go to North Korea -- the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK -- it has a hotel of doom.
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What Some Believe The Symbols In The Winchester Mystery House Point To
Sarah wasn't necessarily happy with an inheritance or legacy that had been built on the backs of such "blood money" from Winchester firearms.
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The 500-Year Old Map That Shows Antarctica Without Snow And Ice
Maps usually clarify things, but in the case of a 500+-year-old gazelle-skin parchment called the Piri Reis Map, its discovery only created more mystery.
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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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Why The New Findings On This Wooden Sculpture Are So Significant
More recent testing has found the Shigir Idol to be the "earliest monumental wooden sculpture of the world," at 12,500 years old.
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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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Details You Didn't Know About Serial Killer Amy Archer-Gilligan
Amy Archer-Gilligan ran a nursing home in Windsor, Connecticut, and is thought to have poisoned between 20 and 100 of the elderly people left in her care.
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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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Benedict IX: What You Need To Know About The 12-Year-Old Pope
From 1958 to 2013, the average age of a man elected to the papacy was 70, while the average age at death was 79. But that wasn't the case for Pope Benedict IX.
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Whatever Happened To Titanic Survivor J. Bruce Ismay?
English businessman J. Bruce Ismay was the chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, the British shipping company that owned the Titanic.
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What Happens To The Pope's Ring When He Dies?
Not only is there a meticulous process the Vatican must follow upon the death of the pope, but there's a formal process of papal succession to be set in motion.
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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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Have Any Popes Ever Been Married?
In the long history of the Catholic Church there have been a handful of married popes, including Saint Peter, the Apostle, who is considered the first pope.
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Whatever Happened To The Fab Five's Jimmy King?
When they debuted in the '91-'92 season, Michigan's "Fab Five" class was one of the hottest basketball teams in the country. Here's what happened to Jimmy King.
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Whatever Happened To The Fab Five's Ray Jackson?
The University of Michigan's "Fab Five" recruiting class of 1991 was among the most talented in NCAA history. Here's what happened to Ray Jackson.
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The Untold Truth Of The Chilean Miner Rescue
Dust filled up the passageways. After the debris settled, the 33 men working in the tunnels realized they were trapped more than 2,300 feet below ground.
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The Unknown Story Of Blackbeard's Reformed Civilian Life
Arguably the most famous real-life pirate of all time was Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Here's the story of how he pretended to be a civilian.
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The Untold Truth Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On February 11, 2013, the then-Pope Benedict XVI made an announcement that stunned the Vatican and Catholics around the world: He intended to retire.
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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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How The Rothschild Family Really Got So Rich
The Rothschild family has dominated the banking industry and influenced the economic history of Europe for over 200 years.
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How The Nobel Prize Is Financed With Blood Money
Nobel's brilliance as a chemist, as well as his experience developing explosives for the military during the Crimean War, saw him go on to make a fortune.
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This Is How John Wayne Gacy Was Finally Caught
Chicago-based serial killer John Wayne Gacy brutally murdered 33 men and boys from 1972 until his arrest in the final days of 1978.
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