The Real Reason Galileo Galilei's Daughters Became Nuns
The father of modern science, Galileo Galilei, fathered two daughters who became nuns, and the irony of it is not lost on history.
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The Truth About The Deadly Dreamworld River Rapids Disaster
A fun day turned to tragedy on October 25, 2016, as Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi, and Cindy Low died on the Thunder River Rapids Ride.
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How Many People Are Actually Citizens Of Vatican City?
Getting permission to live in the Vatican is almost impossible. It is a privilege given to the clergy and the Swiss Guards responsible for the pope's security.
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The Mystery Of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Beyond Saturn's rings and the craters of the moon, no feature in our solar system is as widely recognized as Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
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The Beast Of Bastille: The Truth About The Serial Killer
True crime dramas and documentaries might have a reputation as being sensationalistic, but here's the thing: at the heart of them all are true stories.
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The Truth About Liberty Ships Of World War II
With U.S. shipyards entered into the equation, a cheaper merchant vessel could be churned out in enough numbers that the Germans couldn't sink enough of them.
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The Truth About Hannah And Her Son In The Bible
In Hannah's prayer, she told God that she wanted a son, and it wasn't long before Hannah, after years of childlessness, was finally pregnant.
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Here's What We Know About The Real-Life Ocean's 11 Heist
Heist movies like "Ocean's 11" captivate audiences with their daring plans and quick-thinking improvisation that have the masses rooting for criminals.
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The Real Reason Snake Venom Is More Valuable Than Gold
According to the World Health Organization, there are over 3,000 species of snakes in the world, but only 600 of them are venomous.
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Inside Barthelemy De Chasseneuz's Trial Of The Rats
While charges against individual livestock would be handled by secular courts, things got a bit more complicated when it came to trying wild animals.
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How One Art Collector Paid $18,300 For Nothing
A conveniently anonymous art collector really upped the ante when he decided to fork over $18,300 worth of cash for a masterfully crafted sculpture of nothing.
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How Much Do The Vatican's Swiss Guards Get Paid?
The Swiss Guards are composed of highly-trained soldiers and marksmen. Besides personal protection, they carry out various ceremonial duties at the Vatican.
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What We Know About The Fire Department Chaplain Who Was Among The First To Die On 9/11
One of the first was Father Mychal Judge with the city's fire department. On that fateful day, he joined the firefighters as they responded to the North Tower.
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What It Was Like Being One Of Thomas Jefferson's Slaves
Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal." The sentence had different interpretations through the years after.
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The Heart-Wrenching Death Of Tiger King's Erik Cowie
Erik Cowie, a former head zookeeper at "Tiger King" Joe Exotic's Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, was found dead on September 3.
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What Would Happen If Your Brain Was Split In Half
As each half of the brain has a greater specialty than the other, disconnecting them can lead the now independent organs to perceive the world very differently.
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Deadliest Battles Of World War II
World War 2 was bloody. As in, impressively and tragically so — the numbers are absolutely staggering. But what were the deadliest battles of all?
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Here's What The CIA Knew About 9/11 Before The Attack
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, there was only one question on a lot of Americans' minds: Could we have prevented this?
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This Was Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Meal
But when it came time for dinner, and if wife Mary could lure him out of the office for a meal, Abraham Lincoln liked his comfort food - especially this meal.
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Here's What Makes Poison Dart Frogs So Dangerous
Hailing from the rainforests of Central and South America, the poison dart frog is a colorful amphibian that mostly lives on the forest floor.
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Why Glass Still Remains A Mystery To Physicists
People of science don't know everything there is to understand about how glass becomes, well, glass. In particular, they're curious about the glass phase.
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Why Walt Disney Stopped Being The Voice Of Mickey Mouse
In his first cartoons, Mickey was voiced by none other than Walt Disney himself, who provided all his vocalizations before the character actually spoke.
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Is This The Largest Creature Ever To Walk On Earth?
In recent months, paleontologists have unearthed not one, not two, but three new dinosaur species, and one was the largest to ever walk the Earth.
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The Real Reason Earth Is Considered A Giant Magnet
This might sound hard to believe, but every day, you get up and walk around on a giant magnet that is both spinning and rotating.
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The Mystery Of Marilyn Monroe's Wedding Ring
Monroe's life was surrounded by mystery, and to this day, many have never been solved, including the one about her first wedding ring from Joe DiMaggio.
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How The CIA Once Used Psychics To Spy On The Soviet Union
The U.S. Department of Defense was believed to have spent millions of dollars on the testing and development of so-called "esoteric arts" -- psychic abilities.
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Why Did Rebekah Trick Isaac In The Bible?
Rebekah and Isaac are one of the most important couples in the Old Testament, and like many other couples in the Bible, conceiving was a problem.
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