Did Witch-Hunters Only Kill Women?
You might associate witch hunts with medieval Europe and the Inquisition, but the truth is that the fear of magic has been around for thousands of years.
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The Tragic 1969 Death Of World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano was a legend in the boxing ring, an athlete who wouldn't back down. Outside the ring, he was equally famous for his kindness.
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What It's Really Like Being A Funeral Director
It's pretty crucial that funeral directors have superb customer service skills. It's a big chunk of the job.
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The Impressive Musical Instruments Collection Inside The Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress's Music Division was formally established in 1896, but its roots go as far back as 1815.
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What Do Mink Farms Do?
Although the days of the mink coat as a symbol of extremely elegant attire for the extremely affluent seem to be disappearing, minks are still farmed for fur.
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The Relationship Between Former PM Shinzo Abe And Current PM Fumio Kishida
Elected political change often represents a shift in policies and national direction. Shinzo Abe was succeeded as Japan's prime minister by Fumio Kushida.
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What Really Happened If You Were Caught Drinking Alcohol During Prohibition
What happened to average consumers who were somehow able to keep drinking despite Prohibition? Were they punished if they were caught drinking alcohol?
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What The First Earth Day In 1970 Was Like
Certainly there's plenty of emotion wrapped around issues of protecting the environment and ecology, but Earth Day's roots are firmly planted in science.
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How Much Money Does NBA Dunk Contestant Anfernee Simons Make
Simons was pretty young when he first went professional, but that's what happens when you have mad skills like his. Let's see if his pay matches up.
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The Ruthless Way Victor Fleming Kept Order While Shooting The Wizard Of Oz
Victor Fleming harbored a darker side ingrained in Hollywood's troublesome past.
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The Youngest Person Accused In The Salem Witch Trials Might Surprise You
The Salem witch trials led to the hanging of 19 women and the subsequent imprisonment of not just women, but also men and children.
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What Does OK Stand For And Where Did It Originate?
Words are one thing. They're made up of letters (at least one, anyway). What about the words that are made up of the initials of other words?
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The Creepy Truth About The Bones Found In Benjamin Franklin's Home
When examinations uncovered that the human bones found in his former residence were 200 years old, this raised the question: Was Franklin also a serial killer?
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The Unsolved Mystery Of The Ancient Roman Dodecahedron
For all of our faults and foibles, human beings can also be pretty neat and clever, right? This is why people, not aliens, built the Pyramids at Giza.
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Why Wearing Baseball Caps Used To Be Majorly Frowned Upon
You can almost get whiplash, trying to keep track of fashion trends -- what's acceptable, what isn't, what's cool, what's not, from toe to head.
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Where Did The Phrase Fall Off The Wagon Come From?
There are those who are always willing to let the good times roll, especially in terms of a drink or three. For others, recreational alcohol is abhorrent.
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Why The Food From The Middle Ages Was Dangerous
One of the everyday dangers of life in the Middle Ages was something that should have helped prolong life but often didn't. Their food could kill them.
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How An Ancient Supernova Is Affecting Us All Right Now
Professor Anton Waller, a nuclear physicist, has discovered evidence the Earth has possibly been traveling through a dust cloud for the last 33,000 years.
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The Dangerous Terrorist That Influenced The Tsarnaev Brothers
The bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 destroyed lives and property and permanently damaged Americans' sense of safety at home.
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The Real Reason William Tecumseh Sherman Left The Military The First Time
The "total warfare" tactics Sherman employed during the Civil War permanently changed the face of military conflict for generations to come.
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The Strict California City Law That Required A Permit To Wear A Mask On Halloween
Part of the fun of Halloween, for kids of any age (including some adults), is becoming someone (or something) else, with costume and mask. What's the harm?
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How Elvis' Stage Fright Changed The History Of Dance
Numerous performers have used what might be seen as a physical drawback to their advantage -- Humphrey Bogart's lisp. Curly Howard's gait. Elvis's dance moves.
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Who Is Rev. Silvester Beaman From Biden's Inauguration?
The inauguration was bookended with a prayer by Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beaman of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Details You Didn't Know About H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle
Something sinister was going on in the Chicago hotel of Dr. H.H. Holmes, not more than three miles from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition grounds.
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The Untold Truth Of Dropkick Murphys
You probably know that the Dropkick Murphys' big break came from touring with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
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Who Is Buried At The Taj Mahal?
No question but the Taj Mahal is one of the most famous architectural accomplishments in the world. What's not as well known is the purpose behind it.
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The Knutby Murder: What Happened To Sara Svennson?
The homicide rate in Sweden is low -- just 1.1 cases per 100,000 people, with a total of 108 homicides in 2018, which makes the Knutby case more fascinating.
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