The Crazy True Story Of The Haitian Revolution
At the turn of the 19th century, slaves in the French colonies in Haiti pulled off an unprecedented feat.
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The Legend Of Pecos Bill Explained
Myth and legend often begins with oral history rooted in fact. But Pecos Bill emerged from the typewriter of a former soldier of fortune named Edward O'Reilly.
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Here's How The Founders Of Google Actually Met
Sometimes, a chance meeting can become the most important event in your life. Occasionally, it can change the world, too. That's what happened when grad student Sergey Brin met Larry Page. The two eventually co-founded Google, now one of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world.
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What Solomon Northup's 12 Years As A Slave Were Really Like
Solomon Northup's tale is unique because his account of slavery was from the lens of a free man. He was educated, married, and had children before he was stolen and forced into 12 years of cruel bondage. This is what Solomon Northup's 12 years as a slave were really like.
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How A Volcano May Have Led To The Rise Of The Roman Empire
A recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests a coincidental explosion at Mount Okmok, a volcano in Alaska, caused the extreme climate that decided the very end of the Republic and birth of the Empire.
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The Real Reason People Still Read Sun Tzu's Art Of War
How does a two-and-a-half thousand-year-old how-to manual manage to fetch over five million Google hits in the 2020s?
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The Untold Truth Of Alaska's Bermuda Triangle
In just over thirty years, a staggering 16,000 people have vanished while traversing this largely unexplored wilderness, dubbed the Alaska Triangle.
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The Truth About STDs And Animals In The Wild
Reliable contraceptives are nearly impossible to find in the wild.
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What Life Was Like For Native Americans In The Wild West Era
During the late 19th century, as more Americans came west, they fought, killed, and pushed the Natives from their homelands to government-run reservations.
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The Untold Truth Of Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist, rose to fame in October 2012 after a gunman shot her for championing every girl's right to education in her homeland. She was also the youngest person ever to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the untold truth of Malala Yousafzai.
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The Truth About Doc Holliday's Medical Credentials
John Henry Holliday, or "Doc", was a son of Georgia, born August 14, 1851, in Griffin. But was he a real doctor?
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The Strange Things You Can See On The Moon Without A Telescope
The moon; our mysterious celestial cousin. While you probably won't be going there soon, even for a lot of money, it costs nothing to gaze up at it in wonder. You don't even need a fancy, heavy telescope to even see it.
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The Truth About Trent Reznor's Time In The Manson Murder House
A few weeks after Trent Reznor began renting the house at 10050 Cielo Drive, a friend of his noticed something.
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The Real Reason Ozzy Osbourne Sued Tony Iommi
On May 29, 2009, Ozzy Osbourne served Tony Iommi a lawsuit.
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Things The Ancient Greeks Couldn't Live Without
Although Greek culture could vary a lot from city to city, certain things were universal. These are the things the ancient Greeks couldn't live without.
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The 1922 Riots That Were Started Because Of A Clothing Item
The year is 1922... don't get caught wearing this kind of hat.
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Here's Everything That's Illegal To Say In The United States
Americans love talking about free speech. Or, more accurately, they love the idea of free speech ... even if they miss the fine print of the actual Constitution.
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The Untold Truth Of Hurricane Hunters
Hurricane Hunters perform the insane feat of flying right through the eye of the storm. Then, they do it again and again and again. Why?
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The Real Reason Bob Klose Quit Pink Floyd
Considering Pink Floyd's generally bleak outlook, one might think that a childhood spent in a tent with a refugee father from Nazi Germany who fought in the Spanish Civil War would serve as the basis of a brilliant backstory for one of its members. And for Bob Klose, it was.
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The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Secretariat
In the decades since Secretariat won the Triple crown, many horses have tried to match his performance. However, none of them did it as spectacularly as he did.
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The Bizarre History Of Ska Music
Ska dominated much of the American mainstream rock sound of the mid-to-late '90s and hasn't totally gone away since. This is the bizarre history of ska music.
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Grant Imahara Robots You Never Realized Were In Movies
Grant Imahara would work on some of the most iconic effects pieces of the last three decades. Here are some of the movie robots you never realized he built.
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The Wild True Stories Of Historical UFO Sightings
Throughout history, there have been many accounts of inexplicable aerial phenomena that some say are early records of UFO sightings.
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The Truth Of Claude Monet's Ultraviolet Eye
Claude Monet's paintings portray the beautiful scenery of France, and while sometimes blurry, many of them make you feel as if you are in a dream.
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The One Item Grant Imahara Always Carried With Him
In a Reddit Q&A with fans, Imahara talked about his own preferences for the take-everywhere gadget (well, tool, actually) that was his must-have.
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Here's How Much The President Of The United States Really Gets Paid
It's not the cherriest of gigs, running the free world. Still, the office is nice, and you get your own bowling alley. Maybe that's why children across the United States dream of the day when they'll grow up to be president.
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