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Breaking Bad is an unusual story. No TV show, past or since, has successfully woven such terrifying ruthlessness around a protagonist who wears grandpa underpants.
Read MoreBreaking Bad is an unusual story. No TV show, past or since, has successfully woven such terrifying ruthlessness around a protagonist who wears grandpa underpants.
Read MoreAuschwitz. There are few places that conjure up more images of death and horror than the Nazi's most infamous concentration camp. But it was worse than you ever learned, because there are some places history classes just won't go. Here's what your history class didn't teach you about Auschwitz.
Read MoreFor those who may be worried that The Last Kingdom is a simple rehash of Vikings, don't. Rather, view it instead as a spin-off that transforms into a sequel told from the perspective of the Saxons whose lands the Vikings invaded.
Read MoreNellie Bly was a pioneering investigative journalist and one of the first to go undercover for her stories. This is the crazy true story of Nellie Bly.
Read MoreBoth series depict the conflict between Nordic people and their Saxon victims. Characters overlap as well. At a glance, The Last Kingdom is merely retreading ground covered in Vikings, but from a Saxon perspective.
Read MoreThe Sistine Chapel is a major tourist attraction that's also packed with over five centuries of art history, most notably works by Michelangelo, who may have left more than a few subtle clues in his art. Here are the mysteries of the Sistine Chapel revealed.
Read MoreOn November 30th the Winter War was on (formally known as the Russo-Finnish War), a conflict that would last until March, the following year.
Read MoreNot everyone believed that Paul Williams's death was a suicide, however. Unexplained circumstances surrounding his death caused his family to suspect some kind of foul play.
Read MoreIn its heyday, Hampton Court Palace was a favorite of King Henry VIII, and subsequent monarchs would continue their own touches to it over the years, amounting to a princely sum of treasure spent on its construction.
Read MoreNorth America certainly wasn't the only place on the planet that traded in accusations of sorcery. Twenty-four years earlier, Sweden experienced what's known as The Great Noise -- an eight-year witch hunt, 1668-1676, with trials and executions stretching from the west coast to the east.
Read MoreToday, about 90 percent of the world's population takes part in the fascinating ritual of kissing, but some kisses are more about making a statement.
Read MoreKano was a serious man. He also cast a long shadow. From his birth in 1860 to his death in 1938, Kano would master a martial art, modernize it, and then unleash it on a global audience.
Read MoreIn 2012, a collaboration between Norwegian and Syrian researchers discovered the secret of Palmyra's habitability.
Read MoreIt seems odd now, in retrospect, that there was a time in this country (and others, to be honest) when women were not allowed a voice in the electoral process.
Read MoreThe legend of Bluebeard has been preserved through the writings Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm as well as folklore across the world. Here's a rundown.
Read MoreThe importance of Johannes Gutenberg's contribution to Western civilization has never been in doubt. This is the legacy of Johannes Gutenberg explained.
Read MoreHaving no insight into the fate of a loved one, without any sense of resolution or ability to move forward: that's a different kind of pain altogether.
Read MoreA number of good classicists will tell you that the Ancient Romans had one truly great gift: They knew a good thing when they saw it.
Read MoreOver the centuries, Vikings have been subjected to more stereotypes than you can shake an axe at. One example of this stereotyping in action? The Viking diet.
Read MoreCharles Dickens was one of the greatest writers the English language has ever seen, but few know the man behind the writing. This is the troubled story of Charles Dickens.
Read MoreForget Attila the Hun's murderous, barbaric ways. Instead, why don't we let cooler heads prevail and remember that he was also a generous dinner host who dressed modestly. So, you know. There's that.
Read MoreFor close to three decades, WWN was a staple of grocery store checkout lines, a beacon of grayscale hope in a dreary landscape, serving its piping hot, all-caps message to a public ill prepared to accept the truth, with headlines such as, "HILLARY ADOPTS ALIEN BABY!"
Read MoreNone was more dashing and bordering on the divine than William "Wild Bill" Hopson.
Read MoreNo other California peak exudes more mystery and mysticism than Mount Shasta. Located in Northern California's Cascade Range, Mount Shasta stands tall as the fifth highest peak in the state. It's inspired many legends. Some of these stories have a grain of truth.
Read MoreThe Pony Express has been romanticized, like a lot of the Old West.
Read MoreNo matter where you drive, you'll always find four kinds of drivers: the speed demons, the slow pokes, the normal people just trying to get where they're going ... and, of course, the slow pokes who, without warning, suddenly become speed demons as soon as you try to pass them in the left lane.
Read MoreHogen Fukunaga started off as an electrician, who in 1987 realized that he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and the Buddha. He started a cult.
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