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Marie Antoinette: her worst moments (other than getting her head chopped off)
Marie Antoinette, the last queen before the French revolution, has a pretty bad rap. Falsely accused of the infamous “let them eat cake” quote, she w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb
Thomas Edison was a lot of things – genius businessman, incredible marketing guy, someone with an insane work ethic and no need of sleep. But he an i…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Hollywood insider nailed as a compulsive liar
How often do you tell little lies in order to look good or protect somebody’s feelings? Researchers say we all do it at least twice a day. But compul…
2 years, 8 months ago
Charlie Manson and Good Vibrations
Charles Manson and his "family" of followers went on a gruesome killing spree in L.A. during the summer of 1969. He claimed that his inspiration for …
2 years, 9 months ago
Dogs: from predator to fur baby in 20,000 years
How did ferocious, man-eating wolves evolve into Labrador Retrievers, St. Bernards, and even teacup poodles—not to mention become our best friends? I…
2 years, 9 months ago
Dying for a drink?
During the prohibition era of the 1920s and early 1930s, speakeasies and gin joints were the place to be to get ahold of “evil booze.” How did the go…
2 years, 9 months ago
The awful backstage truth about The Wizard of Oz
We all love The Wizard of Oz, right? So why was it a box office flop when it came out? And why was production so horrible for the cast and crew? It’s…
2 years, 9 months ago
ETs? Time travelers? Trying to explain the unexplained
Are you intrigued by the thought of aliens visiting Earth and leaving behind signs like cave drawings and pyramids and geoglyphs? Did you know that m…
2 years, 9 months ago
Murder on the Madison Square Garden rooftop
The “unofficial” first Me Too case of the 20th century exploded across the press with the murder of star architect Stanford White. His wild love affa…
2 years, 9 months ago
How one woman survived the Titanic and 2 more shipwrecks
The Titanic disaster has fascinated us for over a century, including those on board the doomed Titan submersible who lost their lives just trying to …
2 years, 9 months ago