The Scientific Reason Your Voice Gets Squeaky When You Inhale Helium
Everyone knows that inhaling helium gives you a squeaky voice, but why? Here's the scientific reason your voice gets squeaky when you inhale helium.
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The Phrase Meeting A Deadline Has A Much More Violent Origin Than You Thought
Deadlines — as we know them now — are part of daily life for most people, but the word originated from a gruesome practice during the American Civil War.
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Inside The Bo Diddley Beat, The Most Iconic Rhythm In Rock Music
Bo Diddley is one of the most influential musicians in modern history. His beat inspired some of the biggest bands in music, including the Rolling Stones.
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Behind The Lindsey Buckingham Song That Expressed His Anger Toward Stevie Nicks
Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" sounds upbeat, but its lyrics came from a place of anger toward Stevie Nicks, and she took offense to one line in particular.
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What Mary Kay Letourneau's Prison Life Was Really Like
Teacher Mary Kay Letourneau captured the attention of the nation when she was sentenced to prison for a sexual relationship with her 6th-grade student.
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Why Science Says Taking A Selfie Is More Likely To Result In Death Than A Shark Attack
Taking a selfie is as common and mundane as it gets, but data shows selfie-taking has resulted in more deaths than shark attacks, skydiving, or bungee jumping.
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Inside Larry Flynt's Criminal Past
Decades ago, the pornography industry was not like it is today. Porn consisted of images printed on paper with ink or films copied onto filmstrips.
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Larry Flynt's Unexpected Connection To President Jimmy Carter's Sister
Larry Flynt is known for being a publisher at the helm of magazines like Hustler, and for peddling smut. He also had an unexpected connection to Jimmy Carter.
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How Dr. Seuss Really Got His Pen Name
Dr. Seuss -- just all by itself, it seems to signal a sense of childlike, almost magical whimsy. No surprise, perhaps, that it's a pen name.
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Japanese Americans Who Resisted Internment During WWII
Japanese Americans who resisted internment during WWII faced many challenges. Here are the stories of a few of those brave individuals.
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What Really Happens If You Kill A Bald Eagle?
Bald eagles are the U.S. national bird and were once near to extinction due to environmental factors. Laws put in place to protect the birds still exist.
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Lyncoya: The Tragic Story Of Andrew Jackson's Adopted Creek Son
Former U.S. president Andrew Jackson adopted a Native American child, the historical truth of which is largely a mystery. Here is the tragic story of Lyncoya.
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What Happened To The Police Officers Who Assaulted Rodney King?
For many Americans, one of the most memorable events of the 1990s was the 1991 assault of Rodney King. What happened to the police officers that attacked him?
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How Robin Williams Was Almost The Joker And The Riddler
Hollywood's history is littered with stories of near-miss casting, either because of fate or refusal or something else entirely. Add a Batman story to the list.
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True Crime Expert Weighs In On Bed-Wetting & Childhood Trauma In Serial Killers - Exclusive
Is there some way to tell if someone is going to turn out to be a serial killer? True crime expert Mike Oh from That Chapter weighs in.
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The Japanese Restaurant That Has Monkeys For Waiters
Other cultures may have institutions or traditions unfamiliar to us. One of these is this restaurant in Japan that has monkeys as waiters.
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Why Phil Collins Can't Stand Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page and Phil Collins are two of rock music's giants who collaborated on 1985's Live Aid Zepplin reunion. Here's a look into why Collins can't stand Pag.
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Some Divorces In The Middle Ages Were Handled In An Unusually Violent Way
Many marriages begin with hope, with joy, with commitment -- and many come to an end in court. The Middle Ages handled such cases a little differently.
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The Tragic 2020 Death Of Elvis Presley's Grandson
On July 12, 2020, Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough, then 27 years old, died. Here's the story of this tragic death and the likely causes.
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1950s Retail Stores At Disneyland Were A Lot Different Than They Are Today
Disneyland looks a lot different today than it did in 1950, partly due to the retail stores available in the park. These were some of the stores back then.
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What Was Sara Weaver's Life Like After The Ruby Ridge Standoff?
During the siege, 16-year-old Sara Weaver stood within feet of her mother as she was struck by a sniper's bullet. Here's her life after the Ruby Ridge standoff.
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Why The Scout Who Discovered Derek Jeter Quit His Job
Hal Newhouser, a baseball scout for the Houston Astros, once scouted Derek Jeter for the Astros, but they refused to sign him. Here's why he quit his job.
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Inside The Tense Relationship Between Kirk Douglas And Stanley Kubrick
Artists, as a group, have a stereotypical reputation for being unwavering, uncompromising. So when two cinema greats decided to collaborate, there were fights.
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Arnold Rothstein's Murder Is Still Unsolved Nearly A Century Later
On November 4, 1928, Arnold Rothstein — gambler extraordinaire, money man for the mob, and political fixer— stumbled out of a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
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Tragic Details Found In The Autopsy Of William Shatner's Wife
Although William Shatner has found considerable success on the small screen, intense personal tragedy, in the death of his wife, has also found him.
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The '90s Basketball Star Michael Jordan Admired Most
Michael Jordan has offered a lot of praise for this 1990s contemporary, an all-time great center who won two titles of his own in the mid-1990s.
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The Civil War's Most Notorious Female Spies
When the Civil War broke out, secret agents were important to both the Union and the Confederacy. Interestingly, a good number of them were women.
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