How The Grey Man Was Finally Caught
Known as The Grey Man, Albert Fish was convicted for the 1928 murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd, and this is how he was caught.
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The Horrific True Story Of The Skid Row Cancer Study
In the 1950s and '60s, Dr. Perry Hudson tried out his experimental methods for diagnosing cancer on New York's Skid Row residents.
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How Dolphins Help Protect U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Humankind's affinity for dolphins explains why tuna are doomed to be seen as sea chickens.
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This Was Serial Killer Albert Fish's Motive
During the murder trial of Albert Fish in the 1930s, several psychiatrists provided testimony on Fish's mental state and possible motive.
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The Sensational Murder Of The 'Beautiful Cigar Girl'
The murder of the "Beautiful Cigar Girl" in 1841 in New York City was so mysterious that even Edgar Allen Poe tried to solve it.
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The Time L. Ron Hubbard Almost Started A War With Mexico
Well before he became known as the father of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard was in the Navy and almost started a war with Mexico.
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Meet The Snail With A Shell Built Of Iron
The scaly-foot snail, a mollusk that lives around hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the sea, makes its shell and scales out of iron.
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The Untold Truth Of Easter Island
With its rocky coasts and green hilltops, Easter Island has a long, complex history and is home to the mysterious moai.
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Isaac Asimov Wrote Much More Than Science Fiction
Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics," later published in his collection titled I, Robot, are still used as a template for ethics in the field of robotics.
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What Really Causes A Fear Of The Ocean
Fear of the ocean is called thalassophobia. It can be so strong in some people that even walking on a beach or driving by the ocean can trigger panic attacks.
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Ways People Think WWII Could Have Ended Differently With One Small Change
Innumerable alternate histories have been written about World War II. These are some ways people think World War II could have ended differently.
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This Is How The West Memphis Three Were Set Free
In 1993, three teenagers from West Memphis, Arkansas, went to prison for the murders of three eight-year-old boys whose bodies were found in the woods.
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The Rock Star 35% Of People Would Most Like To Have Dinner With
What is it really like eating dinner with a rock star? Do they get riled up and fling food all over the place like it's an expensive guitar? Table manners?
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Details You Didn't Know About Talking Evil's Alexis Linkletter
The discovery+ network will debut a new after-show series premiering on February 14. Podcaster and true crime show producer Alexis Linkletter will be hosting.
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The Bizarre Truth Behind Ireland's Mermaid Saint
When it comes to mermaids, most people probably think of Ariel. Not enough of us are thinking about Lí Ban, the sixth century Mermaid Saint of Ireland.
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The Real Reason Why People Are Afraid Of Heights
Phobias "provoke excessive and persistent fear" and affect around 10 percent of people in the United States. Fear of heights is one of the more common phobias.
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What Ingredients Make Gorilla Glue Special?
Gorilla Glue is a brand of strong adhesive (they also make a type of super glue) and is absolutely not formulated for hair. Not all glues are created equal.
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The Bizarre True Story Of The Shakespeare Riots
Rioting over Macbeth and William Shakespeare? That's right: The Scottish play once sparked a riot that killed 22 people and lit a class war in New York City.
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How Fidel Castro Survived Over 600 Assassination Attempts
After 638 failures by the CIA, "If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal," Castro liked to tell interviewers.
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The Bizarre True Story Of The Russian Vodka Protests
"The teetotalers were flogged into drinking; some who doggedly held out had liquor poured into their mouths through funnels, and were (taken) to prison..."
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The True Story Of La Quintrala, Chile's Aristocratic Serial Killer
The country of Chile remembers to this day the legacy of a brutal serial killer from the 1600s who ruthlessly murdered her slaves, lovers, and her own father.
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The Sad Truth About Jodi Arias' Childhood
Murderers come from all backgrounds, but people will still wonder if Arias' background was any different. Here's the sad truth about her childhood.
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Inside Jazz Legend Chick Corea's Life Before He Died
Armando Antonio Zacconi Corea, best known to the world as Chick Corea, was without a doubt one of the finest, most virtuosic, penultimate masters of his craft.
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The Truth About Judas Priest And Subliminal Messages
Judas Priest was exonerated in August 1990 of hiding harmful subliminal messaging in their music, with the band themselves finding a way to win the case.
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The Mystery Of Daisy Alexander's Message In A Bottle
Restaurant worker Jack J. Wurm was walking along the beach near San Francisco when he noticed a bottle floating in the surf with a bit of paper tucked inside.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempt Against Andrew Jackson
President Andrew Jackson, especially unpopular, experienced an attempt on his life when an unemployed house painter from England tried to shoot him in 1835.
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Hundreds Of Women Fought As Men During The Civil War
Victorian ideals of morality and decency ran rampant at the time of the American Civil War, but this did not stop several women from fighting as soldiers.
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