The Real Reason Bill Gates Left Microsoft
On March 13, 2020, Bill Gates announced in a LinkedIn blog post that he's stepping down from Microsoft. Here's why.
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How Many People Survived The Jonestown Massacre?
Members of the Jonestown community were given the choice to take their own lives or be killed by the camp guards, having been told that authorities would be "parachuting in" and taking their kids to be raised as fascist pawns. Amazingly, through various turns of events, 33 people made it out alive.
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How Franklin Roosevelt Convinced America He Could Walk
Was it polio? That was the consistent diagnosis at the time. Current medical opinion is inclined to think that Franklin Delano Roosevelt might have had Guillain-Barre syndrome instead. Whatever the condition, when he was 39 his legs were paralyzed, and remained so for the rest of his life.
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Will The Coronavirus Have A Deadly Second Wave Like The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Did?
Could COVID-19 could do what the 1918 influenza pandemic did and launch a dangerous second wave?
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Why Was The 1918 Flu Pandemic Called The 'Spanish Flu'?
The 1918 flu pandemic that claimed between 50 and 100 million lives worldwide has often been referred to as the "Spanish flu." Yet per the Journal of Translational Medicine, the outbreak most likely began in Haskell County, Kansas ... which, geographically speaking, isn't in Spain.
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Mythical Monsters That Might Have Actually Existed
Some monsters were metaphorical, but there are a few that might have been based on actual things. Here are mythical monsters that might have actually existed.
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The Real Reason The Second Wave Of The 1918 Flu Pandemic Was So Deadly
Medical historian Joseph Waring called the 1918 flu "the greatest medical holocaust in history," according to the Spokesman-Review.
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Televangelist Jim Bakker Sued For Selling Bogus Coronavirus Cure
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads emotional and economic panic across the globe, misinformation has gone viral, as well. However, when it comes to bogus coronavirus cures, disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker takes the cake
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The Truth About The People Who Moved Back To Chernobyl
The Chernobyl incident was the worst nuclear disaster in human history, and as a result, the area around the reactor — known as the exclusion zone — was evacuated. To this day, it remains illegal to live there. However, that didn't stop some resilient inhabitants from remaining.
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The Curious Case Of Afghanistan's Two 'Presidents'
In March 2020, Afghanistan learned firsthand that the saying "two heads are better than one" doesn't apply to heads of state.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of John Wesley Hardin
One of the Wild West’s most iconic outlaws, John Wesley Hardin shot down rivals, lawmen, and soldiers, and his real-life story was crazy.
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The Untold Truth Of The First Woman To Run For President
Being the U.S. head of state is not the best job. But that didn't stop Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President of the United States.
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Who Actually Makes Kirkland Dog Food?
Dog food, like sausage ingredients and supreme court nominees, is one of those things that you probably don't want to look at too closely. It's a part of everyday life, but you'll stay happier longer if you don't spend too much time thinking about what went into making it.
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What Happened To Aileen Wuornos's Son?
If Charlize Theron hadn't played her in a movie (and earned the 2003 Best Actress Oscar for her efforts), would Aileen Wuornos still be remembered? Probably, because Wuornos has the dubious distinction of being one of the few convicted female serial killers in the United States.
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The Messed Up History Of Australian Penal Colonies
Australia has a strange and fascinating history, particularly the part that involves the island once being one gigantic prison.
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The Messed Up Truth Of The Bullet Catch Magic Trick
Magicians are, by their very nature, big fat liars. That's their whole job -- to confuse the senses and mystify their audience. Their tricks (no, Michael, illusions!) are a series of artistically constructed con jobs designed to make you, the viewer, go "wha?"
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What Are Joe Biden And Bernie Sanders Doing To Avoid Getting The Coronavirus?
Community spread of the coronavirus within the United States has thrown a real wrench into the 2020 campaign season. So what are Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders doing to avoid getting the coronavirus?
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The Reason You Wouldn't Survive Life In Ancient China
It's easy to romanticize what life would have been like if you'd only been born a few thousand years earlier. No credit card debt. No student loans. No telemarketers. No need to pine over whether bae has watched your Insta story yet. The Bronze Age was just a simpler time. Simpler, but brutal.
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The Truth About The First Pope
On the date of March 13, 2013, the Catholic Church recognized its 266th pope, when the current pontiff, Francis, was elected. The Church believes that history shows an unbroken line of popes since the time of Jesus Christ.
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The Grim Reality Of Private Fire Departments
In 2010, Tennessee resident Timothy Cranick paid a visit to the South Fulton firehouse and punched the fire chief in the face, in what can best be described as a case of fighting firefighter with fighter. Why? Cranick wanted payback after the firefighters allowed his parents' house to burn down.
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The Truth About The Trial Of Pope Formosus's Corpse
History has seen some pretty obscene popes. In fact, the Catholic Church saw a 60-year period of pontiffs so profane that it came to be known as the "pornocracy." This age of barefaced and often bare-butted corruption was rooted in an outrageous trial that took place in 897.
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The Painful Truth About Stagecoach Travel In The Old West
Stage travel was one way to get from Point A to Point B or even Q in the Old West -- But that doesn't mean it wasn't painful.
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The Truth About The First People To Ever Climb Mt. Everest
When you put aside the machismo and bragging rights, it's difficult to say exactly why human beings have always felt a need to reach the summits of mountains. Nevertheless, there's a reason summiting Mt. Everest is considered one of the classic feats of adventure sports.
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The Most Messed Up Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Some people think that the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are as dark as a Friday the 13th movie. Well, most of them aren’t … but some of them definitely are. Here are the most messed up Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
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The Reason You'd Never Survive Life In Ancient Egypt
Those of us who enjoy the comforts of the modern world would probably be horrified to walk a day in the sandals of the average person in ancient Egypt.
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The Truth Of Benedict Arnold's Death
It's not everybody who gets an entire classification of something named after them. Yet so it is with Benedict Arnold, an otherwise hit-or-miss military commander during the American Revolution who is now well and truly and forever associated with traitors.
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How Dangerous Is The Coronavirus For Elderly People?
By now, everyone's probably aware that the coronavirus is tearing its way through the world, and right now, it looks like things may be getting worse before they're going to get better.
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