How The Battle Of The Scheldt Became One Of WWII's Most Intense Battles
While a film adaption of the conflict is set to air on Netflix, the Battle of the Scheldt is one of the war's least remembered campaigns.
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Disturbing Details Found In Brittany Murphy's Autopsy Report
Brittany Murphy made it big in Hollywood when she starred in the 1995 cult classic "Clueless." But what was found in her autopsy report?
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Everything Hannah Snell Accomplished By Pretending To Be A Man
Hannah Snell had a remarkable life, and many of her extraordinary adventures happened when she was pretending to be a man. Here's what she accomplished.
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What You Didn't Know About Jacques Cousteau's Secret Family
Jacques Cousteau was obsessed with mystery, and he had a mystery of his own to reveal after his wife died: the other secret family he had all along.
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The Real Reason Lou Reed Quit The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground is a classic case of a group of artists finding recognition well after their initial activity. So why did Lou Reed leave?
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Why Iggy Pop Landed A Bad Reputation In The Music World
Many an aged punk sneered in the earnest faces of people declaring their fanhood for Iggy Pop when his pop-culture star rose around 2004.
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Why The Mayans Painted Human Sacrifices Blue
Blue has historically been a difficult color to either naturally find dye for or to replicate artificially, only rivaled by purple dye.
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How Jeans Led To The Start Of Butch Cassidy's Life Of Crime
Robert LeRoy Parker is one of the most infamous outlaws of the Wild West, immortalized by the 1969 classic film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
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How Marie Antoinette Could Have Been Saved From Execution
As the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette is one of history's most recognizable figures. Here's how she could have been saved from execution.
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This Is Where Jim Morrison Is Buried
In perhaps one of the most unsettling and lamented deaths in rock 'n' roll history, Jim Morrison was only 27 when he died in Paris of a suspected heart attack.
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How 'Weird Al' Yankovic May Have Helped 'Jeopardy!' Get Back On Air
It's hard to imagine a time when "Jeopardy!" was not a television powerhouse, with the late Alex Trebek gracing millions of people's television screens.
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The Truth About Walt Disney's 'Secret' Apartment
California's Disneyland and Florida's Walt Disney World are chock-a-block with references, sight gags, jokes, and other nods to the builders of the parks.
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The Truth About Weird Al Yankovic And Coolio's Feud
Most musicians are proud to be parodied by Weird Al Yankovic. Coolio was not one of those musicians at first, but he soon learned the errors of his ways.
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The Truth About The Discovery Of Nicolaus Copernicus' Remains
Known as the father of modern astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus established the heliocentric theory of the universe. Here's the truth about his remains.
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Here's What Happens To Your Body If You Die In An Explosion
In their terrible ability to potentially harm many at once, explosions are largely unlike any other force or weapon on Earth - and one doctors rarely see.
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The Messy Drama Between King Richard II And His Family
Over the centuries, there has been one constant: family drama. Here is the messy drama between King Richard II and his family.
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The Reality Game Show Hoax That Sounds A Lot Like Squid Game
When watching the Netflix series "Squid Game," you might find yourself wondering whether or not you'd be willing to participate in such a contest.
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The Dramatic Way The Printing Press Changed History Forever
Consider this: just a mere 600 years or so, what seems so commonplace nowadays — books — might have gone completely unseen for a person's entire life.
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Day Of The Dead Myths You Should Definitely Stop Believing
The Mexican celebration begins November 1, just a day after October 31, which, in Mexico's neighbor to the north, is a huge holiday but similarities end there.
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Here's How This Woman's Christmas Day Poison Plot Was Foiled
For centuries in ancient Rome, meeting your end via poisoning was a very real possibility, particularly the closer you were to the top.
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Why A Treadmill Named After Stephen Colbert Was Sent To Space
In 2009, The Guardian reported that NASA ran a contest asking what they should name a new room in the International Space Station. Enter Colbert Nation.
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The Reason Some Are Convinced Paul McCartney Is A Clone
Here's why some people still believe that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike, or clone, named William Campbell.
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The Critical Mistake Hitler Made In The Battle Of Dunkirk
When British Expeditionary Forces and remaining French forces were trapped at Dunkirk, Hitler held his forces back for two days in an unexpected saving grace.
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Here's Why Henrietta Lacks' Family Is Suing A Pharmaceutical Company
When Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital, little did she know she would be changing the future of medical science.
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The Time Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Sneeze Away From Death
Martin Luther King Jr. survived an assassination attempt when he was 29 years old, which he miraculously survived.
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The Eerie Way An Entire Nebraska Choir Survived A Church Explosion
In 1950, a church explosion rocked the town of Beatrice, Nebraska. All choir members who were scheduled to be there survived the incident.
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The History Of White Torture As A Punishment Method
The white torture method is when an individual is punished via isolation and sensory deprivation techniques that may lead to mental anguish.
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