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The 15 Scariest Details of the Tuskegee Experiment
Starting in 1932, scientists identified almost 400 black men living near Tuskegee, Alabama who had syphilis and proceeded not to treat them for the next 40 years, literally just to see what would happen.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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17 Privilege and Parents: The Menendez Brothers Murders
The murders of José and Kitty Menendez by their sons were a little more complicated than a bratty temper tantrum.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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When A Guy Named 'Preserved Fish' Ruled New York City - Wikipedia Deep Dive
Wealthy, powerful, inexplicably named: meet Preserved Fish.
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- By Alex Hanton
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6 Times People Used Their Criminal Skills For Good
Remember when The Mob joined Uncle Sam during World War II?
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- By Justin Crockett
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5 Facts About David Koresh And The Cult That Ended In Disaster
David Koresh prophesied a holy war, and then brought one upon himself.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Game Of Thrones’ Walk Of Shame Happened For Real
Shame! Shame! Jane! Jane!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Story Of America's First Celebrity: Richard Potter
Richard Potter's tours took him across the length and breadth of the United States, and at the height of his career, he was a national icon, more famous than presidents.
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- By Jess Nevins
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Four Loko's Wild Ride Into Illegality
You're telling me 24 ounces of 12 percent alcohol energy drink is... dangerous?
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- By Eli Yudin
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15 Delicious Foods That Used to Be Considered Gross
It wasn’t that long ago that some snacks we can all agree on were considered relationship-ending acts of gastronomic terrorism.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Minimum Wages: A Lot Newer Than You Think
The history of the minimum wage is bafflingly complicated and disturbingly short.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Half-Baked Horror of the Tate-LaBianca Murders
If you're like most normal people, you probably don't know much about the murder of Sharon Tate by the Manson family beyond, well, those words right there.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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What on Earth Was the Great Train Robbery?
Who robs a train past, like, 1873? That’s actually a question we’re still trying to answer.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Stolen Grillers: Taco Bell's Shifty History
No one thinks Taco Bell is anything but an inferior facsimile of Mexican food, but you probably don’t realize just how true that is.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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8 Historical Items And Styles Much Cooler Than Ours
You may be cool, but you will never be pre-Columbian-Peru cool.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Popsicles: An Iconic Treat Invented By An 11-Year-Old
Pretty much the absolute best result ever achieved by an 11-year-old's attention span.
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- By Eli Yudin
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