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Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs
At the close of World War I, American soldiers returned home from abroad with scars, wounds, stories and, in some cases, infectious diseases of which…
7 years, 7 months ago
The WWII Naval Battle Won Using Potatoes
The U.S.S. O'Bannon was a Fletcher-class navy destroyer with an impressive array of weaponry and a solid track record in conflicts in WWII. However, …
7 years, 7 months ago
The Korean Soldier Who Fought for 3 Armies During WWII
Born in what is now North Korea, Yang Kyoungjong didn't set out to become a soldier -- but fate had other plans. Join the guys as they trace one man'…
7 years, 8 months ago
Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise
Today Portland, Oregon is often portrayed as a left-leaning haven for hipsters across the country, but the original Oregon was a vastly different pla…
7 years, 8 months ago
Why did people hate the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?
Nowadays most people are fans of national parks, but this wasn't always the case. Join the guys as they delve into the strange 'birds vs. babies' con…
7 years, 8 months ago
The 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis Hosted a Racist 'Special Olympics'
A few years after Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the ancient sporting event known as the Olympics, he brought the games to the U.S. for the first …
7 years, 8 months ago
When Heineken Made Bottles That Could Be Used as Bricks
Heineken is one of the world's most well-known, popular beers, and people across the planet can instantly recognize the iconic green bottle and red s…
7 years, 8 months ago
Why British Soccer Players Saluted the Nazis
As global tensions grew to a breaking point in the lead-up to World War II, European nations used every available avenue to pursue their geopolitical…
7 years, 8 months ago
The United States That Never Were
Nowadays the number of U.S. states seems set in stone -- since 1959 the country has been comprised of fifty states, with one star for each on the fla…
7 years, 8 months ago
Philadelphia's Transylvanian Doomsday Cult: The Cave of Kelpius
There's a nifty bit of hidden history tucked away in Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley Park -- a cave that, legend has it, was home to a doomsday cul…
7 years, 8 months ago