The Messed Up History Of Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps and is transmitted through contaminated food and water.
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The Worst Vice Presidents In American History
Certain U.S. vice presidents would have done better staying away from Pennsylvania Avenue. And some of them found themselves promoted to the highest office in the world and failing just as much as they did as vice presidents. These are the worst vice presidents in American history.
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The Crazy True Story Of Lord Byron
Lord Byron was a Romantic poet, aristocrat, and British politician best known for the works of Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in the 19th century. The crazy true story of Lord Byron includes fame, fortune, and a wild string of affairs across Europe until his death at age 36 in Greece.
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The Craziest Ways Dictators Protect Themselves
Many of those who study dictators as either political commentators or psychological investigators make the point that the reverse side of narcissism is paranoia. These two traits have emerged in an interweaved manner through the behavior of countless dictatorial figures throughout history.
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Here's Why You Don't Only Have Five Senses
Pop quiz: How many senses does the typical human have? Is it A) three, B) five, C) twenty-one, or D) thirty-three?
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This Was The Part Of Fame Dolores O'Riordan Didn't Like
O'Riordan was also incredibly and eloquent in her interviews, in which she readily discussed her own insecurities and the mental health problems she battled throughout her life.
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The Creepiest Tales Of Island Ghosts
The only thing worse than seeing a ghost might be knowing that you're trapped with a malevolent spirit on an island and there's no escape.
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How Disney World And The Super Bowl Became Connected
The iconic phrase "I'm going to Disney World" has been said by some of football's most legendary players for the last 33 years, but many fans aren't aware of where the famous phrase started. In fact, it was by accident.
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What The Goo Goo Dolls Did To Avoid Going Broke
At the time of their formation in 1986, Buffalo, New York-based band the Goo Goo Dolls, like many budding rock acts, were so eager for a record deal they were pretty much willing to sign any contract, no matter how detrimental it was to band members.
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The Onion Headline That Predicted The Creation Of Netflix
Smartphones, Roombas, Apple Watches... all unheard of 25 years ago. But one idea in the realm of entertainment remained so farfetched and fantastical in 1998, it warranted an Onion article. The nutty idea in question? Netflix.
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What It Was Really Like To Be A Medieval Knight
Thanks to Hollywood, modern people think being a medieval knight would be cool. But we are wrong, oh so very wrong. You may want to hold off on teleporting back through time to claim your title as Sir Whatever until after you've read about what it was really like to be a medieval knight.
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Things Titanic Got Wrong About The Real-Life Disaster
1997's Titanic, starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, was a phenomenon upon release. But nothing is perfect, except perhaps Leo's hair. Despite Cameron's eye for detail, there are still a few things wrong with the film. Here are things Titanic got wrong about the real-life disaster.
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How Sinkholes Are Destroying The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea -- at 413 meters (1,414 feet) below sea level, already the lowest point on the Earth's surface, according to CNN -- has been consistently sinking further into the ground over the last 50 years. Its water level fell six meters in each of the first two decades after 1976.
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Here's What King Tut May Have Eaten When He Was Alive
According to National Geographic, the tombs of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs typically were stocked with "everything they might need or want in the afterlife" -- and that included preserved food.
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The Truth About Randy Savage's Rap Career
His time as a rapper was quite short-lived -- only one album, 2003's Be A Man -- but that effort was packed with enough of his classic swagger to fill a lesser man's entire career. The title track addresses his rivalry with Hulk Hogan, "one of the most well-built matches in WWE history."
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Inside The Feud Between Rage Against The Machine And Limp Bizkit
As Limp Bizkit accepted the Best Rock Video at the MTV Music Awards, RATM bassist Tim Commerford crashed the stage, climbed a 20-foot fake palm tree, and refused to come down.
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How The Grateful Dead Made Yogurt Popular
Of all the stories about the Grateful Dead, perhaps is none more completely wholesome than the one about how they saved a little yogurt company and brought into the mainstream the food that supplies us with both calcium and healthy bacteria.
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The Hidden Meaning Behind David Bowie's Blackstar Album Cover
Notably, Bowie himself doesn't appear on the album art -- a career first for the stylish artist, according to The Guardian. But anyone familiar with Bowie's wit would not be surprised to discover that Blackstar's art was full of symbolism -- as well as a number of Easter Eggs for fans to discover.
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The Completely Illegal Thing ZZ Top Did Before Becoming A Band
Before they were the ZZ Top hitmakers of "Sharp Dressed Man" and "La Grange," they were passing themselves off as The Zombies, bassist Dusty Hill recalled in 2016.
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The Messed Up History Of West Nile Virus
AM NY recently reported that West Nile virus claimed the life of one New Yorker, and five others were diagnosed with the disease. Cases were also confirmed in Massachusetts, California, and Ontario, Canada, in September 2020, and authorities in Texas identified the virus in mosquito pools.
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The Untold Truth Of Hunter S. Thompson
Thompson found national attention in 1967 for his book Hell's Angels, an account of his time riding and living with the motorcycle gang. The book also launched his unique reporting style, "[taking] readers deep inside a subculture largely inaccessible to the outside world," said Rolling Stone.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Mary Wells
When Wells was 16, she met an assistant to Berry Gordy Jr. of Motown Records, who brought her in to present a song she'd written for Jackie Wilson. Motown signed her and she recorded the song, "Bye Bye Baby," herself. She paired up with Smokey Robinson, and the result was a string of hits.
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The Long History Of Pie Explained
Pies today come in every shape and size and have transformed in every culture they've come into contact with. This is the long history of pie explained.
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Why The Zombies Stopped Making Music
When bands break up, it's usually because the members got into a fight or there were creative differences between the group and their management. But there are those few instances when bands fragment because they thought they weren't successful. The Zombies believed that when they broke up in 1967.
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How Thomas Edison's Predictions About Steel Were Way Off
Edison's predictions a century ago about air travel, mass production, electric trains, and smartphones (kinda) were more or less on the mark. His forecast about the role that steel would play in our lives, however, ended up a cold, lifeless heap in the slush pile of attempted augury.
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What It Was Really Like To Be The First Music Video On MTV
Music and television changed forever in 1981, when MTV began broadcasting over America's nascent cable television systems. The very first music video played on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. This is what it was really like to be the first music video on MTV.
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Why Homer May Not Have Existed
Credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer rightfully holds a rarefied place in literary history. But, much like the fictional events in those epic poems, Homer might not have existed.
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