It isn’t easy being the king….queen… or even president? The point is, it’s hard to be at the top. History is chock-full of murdered monarchs, unlucky emperors, and deposed queens. Can you imagine waiting and preparing your entire life for this position, only to have it ripped away in a second, doomed to the footnotes […]
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Nannie Doss was known as the “Giggling Granny” because of her penchant for giggling and laughing whenever people talk to her about murdering her husbands. She had five partners. Four of them suffered untimely and premature deaths. So, why did she kill them? Nannie dreamed of the love she often read about in romance magazines.
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There are few serial killers in history that are more infamous than Jack the Ripper. Even now, his names can send shivers down the spine of anyone familiar with the case. His identity is one of the greatest mysteries of all time. On the other side of the Atlantic, active at nearly the same time
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Children who recall past lives or other sorts of information they can’t possibly know have always fascinated the public. There’s something special and magnetic about someone so young possessing such a wealth of knowledge, and it can lead us to wonder if there was some secret knowledge that we, too, knew all those years ago.
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The so-called “Summer of Love” took place in San Francisco, California in 1967. It turned the San Francisco Bay area into a tourist destination for the curious and thrill-seeking; those wanting to witness the “Hippie” phenomenon for themselves. The newspapers made it sound like the media event of the year. On February 6, 1967, Newsweek printed a
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Dark, caramel-brown, and bubbly, Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Over the decades of its existence, Coca-Cola has gone from a simple medicinal fountain drink to a worldwide phenomenon. Everyone, everywhere, knows Coca-Cola. But even the greatest innovations have to start somewhere, and more often than not, those beginnings can
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Medical mysteries are undoubtedly some of the most fascinating. As a whole, we have come so far with medical advancements and understanding of the human body and disease, that a true, unsolvable conundrum is rare. So when one pops up that is not only mysterious but also dangerous to those just in the general area
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Sometimes all it takes is a short story, a moving interview, or in this case, a poignant photograph for an individual’s story to become etched into collective memory. Omayra Sánchez is a name that today resonates with both tragedy and resilience. Her and her story not only serve as a powerful testament to the devastating
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Judas Iscariot is infamously known as being the guy who ratted out Jesus and sent him to his death on the cross. He’s so well-known that even people who know nothing about the biblical story still know that anyone who’s a traitor can be called a “Judas.” But if Judas is so notorious, then why
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Throughout history, there exists a fascinating realm full of extraordinary individuals. Many of these individuals are famous for their achievements, status, or wealth. But, for a few, their appearance is enough to catapult them into the limelight. Thomas Wedders is one such man. He was a figure who defied the boundaries of conventional appearance, cementing
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