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Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr (/ˈheɪdi/), born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (November 9, 1914[a] – January 19, 2000), was an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film …
5 years, 8 months ago
Franz Mesmer
Franz Anton Mesmer (/ˈmɛzmər/;[1] German: [ˈmɛsmɐ]; 23 May 1734 – 5 March 1815) was a German doctor with an interest in astronomy. He theorised the e…
5 years, 8 months ago
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal (/sɪˈɡɑːl/; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician who holds American…
5 years, 8 months ago
Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ræˈspjuːtɪn/;[1] Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January…
5 years, 9 months ago
Spite Houses
A spite house is a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any party with land stakes. Because long-term occupation i…
5 years, 9 months ago
Unlucky Lottery Winners
A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Lotteries are outlawed by some governments, while others …
5 years, 9 months ago
Sgt. Stubby
This week's episode contains a series of short, uplifting stories to help get you through your state's stay at home orders. Or worse, your state's la…
5 years, 9 months ago
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion (Spanish: invasión de bahía de Cochinos; sometimes called invasión de playa Girón or batalla de Girón, after the Playa Girón…
5 years, 9 months ago
Craziest Sports
Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which,[1] through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, …
5 years, 10 months ago
The Spanish Flu
The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. Lasting from January 1918 to December 1920, it infe…
5 years, 10 months ago