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The Teletubbies Unleashed A Weird Reaction (From Adults)
It's a kids' show; calm down and take a nap ...
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- By Oona O'Brien
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7 4 Forgotten Native American Protests That Should Be In History Books
Some of these occupations lasted years.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Tennessee's Corruption Machine - The Tale Of Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton died in '96, his misdeeds are still under investigation.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Real-Life Superhero Who Kept NYC Clean (With His Nose)
Smelly Kelly could smell things no one else could.
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- By Adam Bumas
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A Dive Into The 16th Century's Version Of Facebook
And you didn’t need the internet to delete someone.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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An Ode To The Poor First Guy To Die In A Plane Crash
Look, someone had to be the first person to die in a plane crash, right? It was kind of inevitable.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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New York Was Almost Burned To The Ground In A Shakespeare Riot
Theatergoers of the 1800s were the drunk hockey fans of today.
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- By Alex Hanton
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4 Ways America Fails Hard At Understanding History
The past was just the present with worse breath.
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- By William Kuechenberg
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The Civil War Had A Glow-In-The-Dark Battle
It was dubbed “Angel’s Glow,” and the troops affected by it tended to live longer.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Bonnie And Clyde Weren't Really A Duo For The Ages
Clyde shot himself in the foot, both figuratively and almost literally.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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That Time Soccer Fields Nearly Caused Another Cuban Missile Crisis
Kissinger said, "Cubans play baseball. Russians play soccer."
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Lunchables Are Trash Food, But The Nostalgia Is Real
The strangeness is nearly a packaged deal.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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The Botched Kidnapping (And Killing) Of The Coors Beer Heir
Born in the Rockies, died in the Rockies.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Marcus Garvey: The Man School Books Are Too Scared To Mention
He was one of the most talked about men of his time, traveling the globe and speaking in front of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden.
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- By Nathan Williams
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Remembering 1980: The Year Cocaine Nazis Conquered Bolivia
Well, this headline seems worth digging into a little further.
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- By Alex Hanton
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