The Tragic Story Of Dancer Isadora Duncan
A pioneering dancer with an outsized personality, Isadora Duncan's bizarre life was rife with tragedy.
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This Is How DMX Really Got His Name
There was a time in the late 1990s and early 2000s that DMX was the biggest name in rap, and here is how he got the name DMX.
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The World's Biggest Art Heist Is Still Unsolved, Here's Why
The biggest art heist in US history happened in 1990, and none of the paintings that disappeared into the Boston night have been recovered.
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What It Was Like To Be A POW In The American Revolution
12,000 Americans POWs died in the Revolutionary War. Both sides had more prisoners than they had resources for, and the outcome quickly became bleak for POWs.
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The Surprising Thing Andy Warhol Added To Some Of His Paintings
Warhol's work has long sparked controversy in the art world. Some of his most famous art made use of popular iconography such as brand logos and famous faces.
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The Surprising Person Who Reconnected Sammy Hagar With Eddie Van Halen
Prior to Eddie Van Halen's death on October 6, 2020, his feud with Sammy Hagar was one of the longer-running beefs in rock music. They hated each other's guts.
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The Truth About Blackbeard's Gruesome Death
The most notorious pirate of all time would have to be Edward Teach -- Blackbeard, a formidable foe who suffered a grim and protracted death in battle.
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The Tragic Death Of Billie Holiday
Billy Holiday is likely the most celebrated female jazz singer in American history, yet substance abuse and addiction would plague her until her death at 44.
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Where Is Vini Lopez From The E Street Band Today?
"At that point, I didn't think the band was going to go too far and I didn't care either," Lopez said. "I made a few mistakes. I still thought it was my band."
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The Surprising Thing Once Used As An Ancient Dental Tool
Just about any place in the world is more fun than sitting in the dentist's chair. It may or may not be of consolation to know that it used to be so much worse.
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This Is Why The Public Loved John Dillinger
John Dillinger's crimes would help some poor Americans. Despite committing a series of crimes, and even a murder, the American public loved John Dillinger.
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How A Tree Nearly Resulted In A Second Korean War
A tree almost restarted the Korean war and caused tensions between the two Koreas and the United States to come to a head -- over a tree, and an axe murder.
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26% Of People Wish They Lived Through This Major Event In US History
Grunge asked what major event in US history Americans were wishing they had been around to witness. (Spoiler: The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic did not chart.)
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The Truth About The Woman Who Transformed Electronic Music
Delia Derbyshire was a woman from Coventry, England who had a natural talent for both music and mathematics. She transformed electronic music as we know it.
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The Tragic Death Of Mac Miller
When rapper Mac Miller died on September 7, 2018, from an accidental drug overdose at just 26, it was the end of a years-long struggle: drugs, depression..
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What Is Ball Lightning?
Have you ever seen ball lightning? The natural phenomenon is rare. It appears as a ball of light that moves horizontally across the sky before disappearing.
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The Wild True Story Of World War II's Third, Unused A-Bomb
In the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States didn't drop its third bomb. That bomb's "demon core" would have its revenge on the scientists.
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The One Moment That Ruined Sly Stone's Career
Early in his career, Sly Stone was heavily using and abusing drugs, causing him to miss out on shows and from working on albums he was expected to produce.
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1 In 4 Think This Is Nickelback's Worst Song
And although Nickelback's fans have stayed true throughout the highs and lows of the band's career, even fans can admit some of the songs aren't the best.
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The Truth About Prince Philip's Military Career
Years before Prince Philip died, he expressed his desire that it would feature reference to his military service.
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Archaeologists Unearth Lost Golden City In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a lost city that was abandoned by its pharaoh. They're hoping to find clues as to why.
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Here's How Prince Philip And Queen Elizabeth II Were Related
Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband Prince Philip met when they were very young. Oddly enough, they are both related to England's Queen Victoria.
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Prince Philip's Relationship With Queen Elizabeth Explained
Prince Philip's seven-decade marriage to Queen Elizabeth II made the two royals' union one of the longest marriages in the history of British sovereignty.
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The Stunning Reason Prince Philip's Sisters Didn't Come To His Wedding
There were a few very notable people missing from the guestlist when Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II wed.
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Here's Why Prince Philip Never Became Prince Consort
On the occasion of Prince Philip's death at the age of 99, much ink has been spilled already to answer the question, "Why wasn't Prince Philip a king?"
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The Devastating Death Of Prince Philip
The British royal family has suffered a devastating loss as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, has died.
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The Truth About George Michael's Scary Car Crashes
With a childhood lacking affection and support at home, George Michael was surely unprepared for the attention that would be lavished on him as a pop star.
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