The Messed Up History Of The Lost Cause Of The Confederacy
Lost Cause believers will tell you the Civil War was fought over states' rights, but that may not necessarily be the case.
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Messed Up True Stories From The Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has since its opening a long and sordid past that includes suicides, murders, and serial killers.
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The Messed Up History Of The First Persian Empire
Arguably the most powerful empire of all time was the first Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire. This is its messed up history.
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The Messed Up History Of Cannibalism In The Middle Ages
Life in the Middle Ages was no picnic for most people, what with all the backbreaking manual labor. Famine sometimes led to some pretty horrifying food options.
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The Truth About Everyone Who's Died At Coney Island
Coney Island has a long and storied history as an entertainment hub. Over time, Coney Island has developed a reputation for accidents and ride malfunctions.
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The Messed Up History Of Fort Hood
Fort Hood has a reputation throughout its existence as the black sheep of Army, with incidents of violence, sexual harassment and abuse, and misconduct.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Night Stalker
Richard Ramirez was a self-styled devil worshipper who killed at random. This is the horrifying true story of the Night Stalker.
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The History Of Nuclear Weapons Is More Messed Up Than You Thought
Nuclear weapons started with the Manhattan Project in 1942. By 1946, the U.N. was setting up commissions to deal with nuclear weapons.
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The Messed Up History Of Victorian Fashion
From arsenic-infused fabric to socks that would burn their patterns into your skin, clothing of this era presented a real hazard.
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The Messed Up True Story Of "A Dingo Got My Baby"
If there's one thing pop culture has taught us, it's that Australians are exceptionally concerned about dingoes eating their babies. Here is the true story.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Palm Oil Industry
The story of palm oil is a story about the difficulty in backtracking from over-dependence, especially when entire nations' economies are at risk.
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The Messed Up Truth About The Soviet Labor Camps
The infamous Russian gulag was a system of prisons, specifically designed for hard labor. This is the messed up truth about the Soviet labor camps.
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The Messed Up Truth Of SARS In Nigeria
The End SARS movement is a social justice campaign in Nigeria that is demanding the disbandment of the country's Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS.
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Messed Up Reasons These Books Were Banned
Some of the greatest works of literature that we appreciate today have been banned for messed up reasons, like the author's lifestyle, and fear of communism.
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The Messed Up History Of Old-Timey Child Labor
At the start of the Industrial Revolution, child labor abuses and injustices came into question as the textile, coal, and chimney industries used kids.
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Missing Persons Cases From The '80s That Shook The World
There was a time when kids were allowed to go out and explore their neighborhoods, but several high-profile disappearances in the 1980s caused some big changes.
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The Messed Up History Of Polio
Polio is thought to have been around for thousands of years, but it didn't reach pandemic levels until the 20th century. This is the messed up history of polio.
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The Messed Up History Of HIV/AIDS
This is the messed up history of how HIV/AIDS spread, was stigmatized, and how it is now treated.
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The Messed Up History Of Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever, caused by a particular Salmonella bacterium, was an incredibly deadly disease that still persists today.
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The Messed Up History Of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest infections a human can get. Here's the messed up history.
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The Messed Up History Of Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps and is transmitted through contaminated food and water.
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The Messed Up History Of West Nile Virus
AM NY recently reported that West Nile virus claimed the life of one New Yorker, and five others were diagnosed with the disease. Cases were also confirmed in Massachusetts, California, and Ontario, Canada, in September 2020, and authorities in Texas identified the virus in mosquito pools.
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The Messed Up History Of Zika Virus
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus illness that is spread through a common type of mosquito. Here is what you need to know about the history of Zika virus.
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The Messed Up History Of MERS
MERS, also known as MERS-CoV, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, is a virus transferred to humans from infected animals -- in this case, dromedary camels, the ones with one hump. MedicalNewsToday reports that MERS-CoV was first discovered in Saudi Arabia September 20, 2012.
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The Messed Up History Of SARS
During the SARS outbreak that ended in 2003, more than 8,000 people had become sick, with 774 deaths.
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The Messed Up History Of Dengue Fever
The CDC said there are four different kinds of dengue viruses, and so some people may get the disease up to four times in their lifetime if they're unlucky. While generally considered a mild condition, people do die from dengue. About 400 million are infected with dengue every year.
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The Messed Up History Of New York's Hart Island
Hart Island has been host prisoners of war, quarantined city dwellers, convicts, the mentally ill, and more. And, almost always, it has been set aside for the burial of New York City's indigent and unclaimed dead. This is the messed up history of New York's Hart Island.
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