The Surprising Way This Man Survived Nine Days In The Sahara Desert
Somewhere in the middle of the Sahara Desert, Prosperi kept walking. He had a knife, compass, sleeping bag, and some food. What he lacked, however, was water.
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The Surprisingly Young Age Serial Killer Craig Price Began His Life Of Crime
While in police custody, Craig Price confessed to killing Joan, Jennifer, and Melissa Heaton, as well as Rebecca Spencer. How old was he?
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The 385-Million-Year-Old Tree Roots That Rewrite History
Seed-bearing trees with root systems are so excellently evolved that they've outlasted all animal species that've lived and gone extinct since.
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John Quincy Adams' Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
With political experience under his belt, you would think the role of president would be natural for John Quincy Adams. Turns out this was not exactly the case.
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The Time Mount Rushmore Had A Baseball Team
Besides the dizzying heights, workers at Mount Rushmore suffered through extreme weather. To distract them from the hardship, baseball became part of the job.
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Was The Tai Ping Rebellion The Most Brutal War In History?
China has seen a fair share of war, conflicts, and revolutions in its long history, but few were as deadly and devastating as the Taiping Rebellion.
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Rules The Vatican's Swiss Guard Have To Follow
One of the most well-recognized sets of armed guards is the Vatican's Swiss Guard. Their purpose is simple — protect the Pope at all costs
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The Truth About Salvador Dali's Politics
Surrealists supported communism and the French Communist Party, which Dali seemingly believed in as well. But he soon developed a fascination with fascism.
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The Real Reason The Amish Population Is Doubling In Size
The Amish have been in the United States since the middle 1700s and have lived alongside the rest of Americans since then.
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The Truth About The Woman Who Figured Out Nuclear Fission
Physicist Lise Meitner was not only part of the scientific team that discovered nuclear fission, she was also vocal about the reaction's destructive potential.
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This Is Who Inherited Whitney Houston's Fortune After Her Death
The world was stunned on February 11, 2012, when the news of 48-year-old Whitney Houston's death came to light. But who inherited her fortune?
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The Surprising Reason The FBI Kept An Eye On Lucille Ball
Usually the FBI tracks people who are ordinary civilians, but sometimes celebrities have made the list, including Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz.
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Why Some Believe 2050 Will Spell The End Of The World As We Know It
If we've learned anything during the coronavirus pandemic, it's that things that we thought would likely never happen in our lifetime can and will.
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How The Amish Drastically Affect The Environment
People might imagine the Amish as being at one with the natural world, what with the farming, the barn raisings, and the tendency to stay off energy grids.
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This Might Be The Oldest Galaxy In The Universe
Space is vast. For example, it takes light from our own sun, the one that gives us warmth to live, eight minutes to reach us on Earth.
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Pentecost Explained
Pentecost celebrates the baptism by the Holy Spirit, but is also a controversial religion around the world.
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What Really Happened During The Red River Bridge War
A conflict between the states of Texas and Oklahoma arose in July 1931 over a simple bridge built over the Red River -- some even called it a war.
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The Truth About Tina Turner's Difficult Childhood
Tina Turner's struggles didn't begin with Ike. Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, she had a difficult childhood during which both of her parents abandoned her.
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Here's Who Inherited Tom Petty's Money After His Death
Tom Petty's songs had been staples of rock radio since the late 1970s, and Petty had just wrapped up a 40th-anniversary tour with his band, The Heartbreakers.
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This Popular Coffee Shop Got Its Name From Moby Dick
What is with Starbucks' name (snappy and unusual as it is) and the brand's nautical design? The story involves Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby-Dick."
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The Surprising Reason Vatican City Was Created
With the final fall of Constantinople in 1453, Rome was left as the last center of Christianity to not be overtaken by a non-Christian power.
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Don't F With Cats: What Life Is Like For Luka Magnotta Today
If the series "Don't F With Cats" taught us anything, it's that there will always be internet vigilantes that will come together to hunt you down if need be.
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What Actually Happens To Your Body During Lethal Injection
Problems with lethal injection range from prolonged death, to needles shooting out of a condemned man's veins, to violent reactions to the drugs utilized.
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This Is What The Bible Says About Pork
Humans have been eating the meat of pigs for an incalculable number of years, likely beginning with the first instance of a hunter-gatherer killing a wild boar.
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The Truth About Pol Pot's Corpse
While lesser known than other 20th century tyrants like Hitler or Stalin, Pol Pot's genocidal legacy is on the same vile level of derangement and nefariousness.
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Gilgamesh Dream Tablet: The Untold Truth
The ancient Gilgamesh Dream Tablet is over 3,000 years old, and in 2014 it was illegally purchased by Hobby Lobby for the Museum of the Bible.
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Here's Why The US Military Once Burned Bibles
There was a time in recent history -- 2009 -- when the U.S. military carried out a massive book burning of Bibles in Afghanistan.
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