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Five Facts About Punch Dickins, The Ace Pilot Who Cheated Death Nonstop
Meet Punch Dickins, who explored the Canadian bush in his Fokker biplane. What?
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- By Alex Hanton
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20 New York Blew Up 1,000 Acres To Chase Away Birds (And Failed)
Operation Crow Extermination did not go as planned.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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History's Shortest War Lasted Only 38 Minutes
This conflict began as most bad events from the era did: imperialism.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Guy Who Hosted Woodstock Was As Far From A Hippie As You Can Get
Max Yasgur was a 49-year-old dairy farmer. He was a Republican who supported the Vietnam War.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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4 Famous Activists Who Did a Complete 180
Ideally, you grow and change throughout your life, but that hits harder for some rather than others.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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How The Potato Famine And The Great Depression Gave Birth To Haunted Houses, Trick Or Treating, And Halloween
The early days of modern Halloween were wild.
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- By Tara Marie
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The Last Time Suez Ships Got Stuck, They Were Trapped For Eight Years
That stuck ship from earlier in 2021 was nothing compared to this.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Dark History Of The Texas Rangers (Hollywood Leaves Out)
While state police forces exist throughout America, the Rangers are the oldest, the most mythologized, and the most messed up.
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- By Mark Hill
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When Nixon Resigned, Only His Dog Stopped Him Crying
The man started sobbing soon before giving his televised address. His makeup artist had to stop that.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Times ExxonMobil Almost Took Over The World
It’s easy to make them out to be the bad guy today, but it could have been even worse.
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- By Justin McGown
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4 Famous Historical Firsts (That Weren't First At All)
It’s like God took a look at the event and went, “Eh, let's roll that back.”
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- By Tara Marie
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Hilarious Historical Life Hacks (Using Animal Dongs)
Examining the creative culture of dong design.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Who Stole Columbus' Letter From The Vatican?
They sealed the $1.2 million artifact deep in their vaults. Or so they thought ...
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- By Ryan Menezes
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When Weird, Old-Timey Big Pharma Got Dogs Stoned For Science
Canines + Cannabis = Science.
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- By Dana Larsen
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How Exactly Did Rasputin Die? The Real Answer (And The Weird Theories)
You’ve probably heard the conventional version of the story. But we're here to get the real answer.
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- By Alex Hanton
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