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Insane Beauty Treatments
Insane Beauty Treatments are a thing that doesn't have a Wikipedia page. Sorry. Normally we just do a quick and easy copy/paste for this, but that on…
4 years, 4 months ago
The USS William D Porter
USS William D. Porter (DD-579), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864). W…
4 years, 4 months ago
Nuclear Close Calls
A nuclear close call is an incident that could have led to at least one unintended nuclear detonation or explosion. These incidents typically involve…
4 years, 4 months ago
The History of Condoms
Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations is debated by archaeologists and historians.[101]: 11 In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, pregnan…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Cardiff Giant
The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) purported "petrified man" uncovered on October…
4 years, 5 months ago
Patron Saints
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as …
4 years, 5 months ago
Juan Pujols Garcia
Juan Pujol Garcia MBE (14 February 1912 – 10 October 1988), also known as Joan Pujol Garcia, was a Spanish spy who acted as a double agent loyal to G…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Great Diamond Hoax
The diamond hoax of 1872 was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a false American diamond deposit to prominent businessmen in San Francisco…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Murder of John Lennon
On the evening of 8 December 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was shot and fatally wounded in the archway of The Dakota, …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Narvaez Expedition
The Narváez expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration and colonization started in 1527 that intended to establish colonial settlements and garr…
4 years, 6 months ago