The Real Reason Jesus Taught In Parables
Jesus stubbornly refused to just say what he meant, instead turning his teachings into allegorical stories that illustrated spiritual or moral teachings.
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The Alarming Speed Of The Average Tsunami
Humankind could be accused of being a little complacent in the face of nature. In the end, we're just another of the approximately 8.7 million species.
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This Is How Serial Killer James Wood Was Finally Caught
The heinous rape, murder, and dismemberment of an 11-year-old girl in Pocatello, Idaho, is as atrocious today as it was when it happened almost 30 years ago.
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The History Of The Drawing And Quartering Death Penalty
Execution has been used as a form of punishment as far back as the 18th century B.C. when the first known use of capital punishment was formally outlined.
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The Beast Of Bastille: The Truth About Guy Georges' Childhood
Guy Georges is a French serial killer who raped and murdered seven women from 1991 to 1997. He is currently serving a sentence of life in prison.
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Here's How Many Victims The Beast Of Bastille Actually Had
Guy Georges is a serial killer dubbed "The Beast of Bastille" for his attacks on women that mostly occurred in the neighborhood of Paris' Bastille prison.
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This Is What The X In Malcolm X Really Stood For
The history of the civil rights movement and Black empowerment is filled with the names of individuals who fought for the rights of their community.
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Here's What Might've Happened If MLK Survived His Assassination
A lot of prominent political leaders and activists were murdered during the 1960s, including Black civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Could The Handmaid's Tale Ever Actually Happen?
And while the dystopian novel and series based on it are works of fiction, by some interpretations there may be a kernel of truth to the narrative's concept.
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The Dark History Of Death By Crushing Weights
In the Middle Ages, prisoners and those accused of crimes were subjected to various horrific torture methods, including crushing.
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The Untold Truth Of The Taliban
The Taliban lost control of Afghanistan when the U.S. invaded but quickly regained power in 2021 upon the U.S. exit. This is the untold truth of the Taliban.
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The Truth About Bowling's Origins As A Dark Religious Ritual
Bowling is now just a moderately fun pastime, but it didn't start out as a leisure activity. Here's the truth about bowling's origins as a religious practice.
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The Stunning Story Of The American Who Joined The Chinese Mafia
Known as the "White Devil John," John Willis became the only white person to achieve a high status inside the Chinese mafia.
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The Untold History Of Vaccine Passports
As of August 2021, over 5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given out worldwide. Most of these doses have been administered in Western countries.
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Why Zhu Yuanzhang Is One Of History's Most Successful Rebels
Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, founded the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century that would go on to rule Medieval China for three centuries.
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The Truth About Canada And Denmark's Fight For Hans Island
Territorial disputes are one of the common and often most brutal causes of international war and conflict, as nations desperate to secure valuable land.
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This Is The Largest Gun Ever Used In Battle
Construction began in 1937, with the aim of breaking sieges in future battles. The weapon was impressive, but in general its size was actually a detriment.
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The Shady Way George Washington Kept Slaves His Entire Life
George Washington, America's first president, was a slave owner like many of his fellow Founding Fathers and other wealthy farmers of his time.
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Here's What We Know About El Chapo's Secret Underground Tunnels
Drug lords have always been creative in their means of smuggling drugs into the United States. El Chapo, for example, made tunnels to smuggle his product.
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The Untold Truth Of The Waynai Bible
These days, when technology gets smaller and smaller, creating a giant attraction is a sure-fire way to get tourists to stop and pay a nominal fee to gawk.
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The Hideous Fish That Was Said To Be The Cause Of Henry I's Death
They say too much of a good thing is bad a bad thing, but Henry I was hearing none of it. William the Conqueror's son reigned as King of England from 1100-1135.
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The Dark Origins Of The Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo Nursery Rhyme
"Eeny, meeny, miny, mo" has been chanted and beloved by children on playgrounds for centuries. Seemingly innocent, the rhyme is not what it seems.
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What Happened To Kim Jong Il's Corpse?
On December 17, 2011, Kim Jong Il, otherwise known as The Dear Leader of North Korea, died of a heart attack. What followed was a public demonstration of grief.
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These Were St. Lawrence's Last Words Before Death
In the second century A.D., Christian writer Tertullian said, "The blood of the martyrs is seed for the Church." It's grisly, but the point is well made.
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The Salem Witch Trials Myth Everyone Believes
The people who died in the Salem witch trials were not witches. They were law- and church-abiding citizens who were wrongfully accused of witchcraft.
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The Mysterious Cube The Nazis May Have Used When They Tried To Build An Atomic Bomb
Academics have speculated that the origins of the cube can be found in Nazi Germany in the 1940s, when their scientists worked to develop atomic capabilities.
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Why The Oldest Person To Ever Live Might Have Been A Fraud
By the time she died on August 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment was already named the oldest person to have ever lived by Guinness World Records.
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