The Truth About Jujitsu Legend Jigoro Kano
Kano was a serious man. He also cast a long shadow. From his birth in 1860 to his death in 1938, Kano would master a martial art, modernize it, and then unleash it on a global audience.
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This Is The Beatles' Most Underrated Song Ever
Thanks to their unmatched songwriting talent and willingness to experiment, the Fab Four amassed a back catalog like no other, and every attempt to put together a Top 10 list of their best songs is doomed to leave dozens of worthy candidates behind.
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The Story Behind Baseball's Unwritten Rules
On Monday, August 17th, pro baseball player Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres curried both rage and adulation by ... playing baseball. But according to many, what he was really doing was breaking baseball's unwritten rules. Raising the question -- what are baseball's unwritten rules?
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The Tragic Death Of Whitney Houston
Behind the scenes, Whitney Houston lived a life that wasn't quite as golden as her voice.
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The Untold Truth Of Silence Dogood
Famous authors have pseudonyms when they publish something racy. Then there are revolutionary heroes who take on pen names out of spite. That's what happened when Benjamin Franklin couldn't get his work published in his brother's newspaper.
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The Detail That Makes Dimebag Darrell's Death Stranger
On December 8, 2004, the band Damageplan was playing at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, when a fan climbed on stage and shot "Dime" in the head, killing the 38-year-old guitarist instantly and three others in the ensuing pandemonium before being shot himself by a police officer.
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The Tragic Death Of Alice In Chains' Layne Staley
The haunted heaviness of singer Layne Staley's voice helped Alice in Chains achieve international stardom. Unfortunately, Staley wouldn't be long for this world.
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Whatever Happened To Rasputin's Daughter Maria?
Very few figures in Russian history has fascinated people more than the enigmatic Grigori Rasputin, the mysterious healer to Russian Czar's family. So much of his life has been documented, but you don't hear much about his family. Rasputin's daughter Maria was equally as enigmatic as her father.
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Elton John Can't Stand Keith Richards. Here's Why
Why can't Elton John stand Richards, and does the guitar hero respond in kind? Let's find out!
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This Might Be The Strangest Gameshow That Japan Has Ever Made
In the vast, seemingly endless ocean of weirdness available on the internet, Japanese game shows stand head and shoulders above the rest.
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What Only Adults Notice About Rocky And Bullwinkle
If you grew up in the sixties and seventies, you probably watched The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends every Saturday morning ... However, if you rewatch the beloved series as an adult, you'll definitely notice some grown-up themes that went over your head as a kid.
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What Life Is Really Like As A Freemason
Freemasonry has a murky history, but it's several centuries old, and it claims to be even older than that. Here's what life is really like as a Freemason.
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The Stay-At-Home Mom Who Solved A Decades-Old Murder
Sheila started making phone calls -- roughly 700 of them, by her estimates. She phoned the police again and again and was, by her recollection, largely blown off. She went so far as to become a licensed private investigator, all in the hopes of landing a little more clout with law enforcement.
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Everything You Knew About Viking Diets Is A Lie
Over the centuries, Vikings have been subjected to more stereotypes than you can shake an axe at. One example of this stereotyping in action? The Viking diet.
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The Bizarre Story Of The World's Longest Tennis Match
Ever watched a tennis match, seen the players lob balls back and forth, and think, "Wow, this could go on forever." Well, one match almost did.
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The Troubled Story Of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers the English language has ever seen, but few know the man behind the writing. This is the troubled story of Charles Dickens.
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How Attila The Hun Wasn't As Savage As You Thought
Forget Attila the Hun's murderous, barbaric ways. Instead, why don't we let cooler heads prevail and remember that he was also a generous dinner host who dressed modestly. So, you know. There's that.
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The Strange History Of The Weekly World News
For close to three decades, WWN was a staple of grocery store checkout lines, a beacon of grayscale hope in a dreary landscape, serving its piping hot, all-caps message to a public ill prepared to accept the truth, with headlines such as, "HILLARY ADOPTS ALIEN BABY!"
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The Legends Of Mount Shasta Explained
No other California peak exudes more mystery and mysticism than Mount Shasta. Located in Northern California's Cascade Range, Mount Shasta stands tall as the fifth highest peak in the state. It's inspired many legends. Some of these stories have a grain of truth.
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This Could Be The Cause Of The Biblical Plague Of Locusts
The Nile River turns to blood. Boils coat the bodies of the Pharaoh, his servants, and his animals. Hail shatters the landscape and destroys the crops of Egypt ... and a plague of locusts swarms over Egypt, and swallows up every last green thing.
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The Hidden Meaning Of Slipknot's Masks
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde
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What Is The Fastest Speed Limit In The United States?
No matter where you drive, you'll always find four kinds of drivers: the speed demons, the slow pokes, the normal people just trying to get where they're going ... and, of course, the slow pokes who, without warning, suddenly become speed demons as soon as you try to pass them in the left lane.
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The Devastating Childhood Of The Who's Pete Townshend
To Townshend, British rock was how children growing up in the ruins of war dealt with its trauma.
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What Really Went On Behind Closed Doors At The World's Largest Asylum
The Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center's history is as notorious as the history of psychiatric care itself. Here's what really went on behind closed doors there.
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The Eerie Past Of The Flannan Isles
The replacement keeper, Joseph Moore, was surprised when none of the three lighthouse keepers greeted him upon arrival. Not only that, but the light did not shine atop the tower. The door of the lighthouse was unlocked and food still sat on the table. There was no sign of the men.
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Here's Why Susan B. Anthony Was Arrested
Some may wonder what Anthony's strategic purpose was in voting when women didn't have the right to do so. The point, however, wasn't to vote, but to be barred from voting. Once barred, the suffragettes would sue the state for infringing on their rights.
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Russell Crowe Might Think You're An A**hole. Here's Why
If you're being honest, you probably don't want Russell Crowe to think you're an a**hole. Ahead of the release of his new film, Unhinged, the Academy Award winner sat down with Looper to lay out some helpful guidelines on how to avoid this terrible fate.
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