Among the horrors of something like World War II, it can be hard to remember that there were heroes who rose up to help others. Because of the secretive nature that was required to help the Jewish people during WWII, a lot of these heroes were never identified and have faded into history, unnamed. Adolfo […]
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It was 43 years after the storming of the Bastille that the stirrings of another rebellion, the June Rebellion of 1832, reached a fever pitch and became a true movement. While the rebellion ultimately failed and is overshadowed by the enormous impact of the earlier French Revolution, the June Rebellion of 1832 still left its
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YouTube has become somewhat of a haven for adventurers to share their stories and the strange things they might find. Most of the time, these sorts of channels and content creators are harmless entertainment. But other times, these adventures can turn deadly. Kenny Veach, 47, was better known by his fans by his YouTube handle,
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In May of 1962, the relatively unknown pop artist Andy Warhol was featured in Time magazine with his painting, “Big Campbell’s Soup Can with Can Opener (Vegetable).” That became Warhol’s first painting displayed in a museum, exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut in July of 1962. On July 9, 1962, Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup
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Deep in the deserts of the Southwest and Northern Mexico, there is said to live a creature that has been feeding on the blood of animals and humans alike for the past several centuries. A monster that’s part bird, and part-woman. It is so powerful that once it sets its beady eyes on you, there
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In all of military history, there has never been another figure quite like the audacious and eccentric Mad Jack Churchill. He was a British Commando of World War II acclaim, whose extraordinary exploits have been recounted many times. He was known for charging into battle armed with a longbow, bagpipes blaring, and his resolve never wavering.
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With the release of Netflix’s wildly popular “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in September 2022, there is perhaps no serial killer more famous right now. The series brings to life the gruesome crimes committed by Jeffrey Dahmer before he was finally caught and sent to life in prison in 1991, where he was ultimately killed
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On March 26, 1997, the San Diego police received a disturbing call from someone who had just discovered 39 dead bodies in a mansion located in a luxurious gated community. As the police descended on the mansion it soon became clear that within this nondescript house, something sinister had taken place. Laid out before them
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At first glance, the so-called Spanish Donkey may not seem menacing. But take a closer look. It was shaped like a pommel horse in gymnastics, but with a pointed triangular edge facing upwards. This device’s shape ensured that its victims received a gruesomely agonizing experience. Used first in Medieval Europe, particularly during the Spanish Inquisition,
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There are few images more moving and more influential than that of Thich Quang Duc and his symbolic self-immolation. In the turbulent landscape of early 1960s South Vietnam, this poignant moment of protest left the world both astonished and captivated. Thich Quang Duc was a devoted Buddhist monk, living in a nation torn by turmoil
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