The Stranger Than Fiction Truth About Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis’s life has been marked by loss, addictions, scandal, and some of the craziest stories in rock n’ roll history. One thing...
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When Nazis 'Played' In The Madison Square Garden
Six and a half months before Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, New York City’s Madison Square Garden hosted a rally to celebrate the rise of...
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The Man Who Hiccuped Nonstop For 68 Years
Everyone has experienced hiccups at some point in their life. The involuntary diaphragm contractions can even start in the womb. But few...
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Inside The Maximalist Home Of Dita Von Teese
Since she first entered the world of burlesque in the early '90s, Dita Von Teese has become a global style icon, bringing the unique...
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The Tragic Story Of Yakov Dzhugashvili, Stalin's Eldest Son And His Gruesome Death
In 1907, Joseph Stalin wasn’t known as the leader of the Soviet Union. In fact, he wasn’t known as Joseph Stalin at all. He was a Marxist...
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The Gorgeous Letters Jim Henson Wrote to his Children and Friends Before he Died
Jim Henson was one of the world’s best-loved entertainers, and his sudden and untimely end at the age of just 53 sent a shock wave...
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Jimi Hendrix In London - The Town That Made Him Famous
There are few artists from any country, in any era, who have managed to encapsulate the mood of a nation like Jimi Hendrix in 1960s...
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Owain Glyndŵr, The Last True Prince Of Wales
The followers of Owain Glyndŵr, the medieval Welsh nationalist leader who disappeared in about 1415, firmly believed that should Wales be...
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"My Best Live Performance" - When B.B King Played Sing Sing Prison
“I was told that some of you dudes don’t know anything about blues,” he said from the stage before beginning what he would go on to call...
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The Birmingham, Alabama Church Bombing That Killed Four Black Schoolgirls
On September 15, 1963, a bomb explodes during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing...
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How the CIA Orchestrated Chile's Violent Coup
In general, the date of September 11 is remembered for being the date in which the World Trade Center crumbled after being hit by two...
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No, Napoleon Didn't Say That...
An army travels on its stomach.” Or does it? Napoleon Bonaparte is probably one of the most quoted men in history. Take, for example, his...
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Kaspar The Savoy Cat
How to solve the problem of an unlucky 13 people at dinner? Developing a rational mind is the obvious answer, but let’s pretend to be...
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The Collyer Brothers: History’s Worst Hoarders
In the heart of Harlem, in New York City, at the northwest corner of 128th Street and 5th Avenue, lies a small rectangular lot. A sign...
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England and China: The Opium Wars, 1839-60
The Anglo-Chinese Opium Wars were the direct result of China's isolationalist and exclusionary trade policy with the West. Confucian...
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The Great Fire Of London And The Lessons Learnt
Thomas Farriner was a baker who served King Charles II and supplied bread to the Royal Navy. Whether he chose to live in Pudding Lane,...
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The Day A Failed Austrian Artist Invaded Poland And Began WW2
On September 1, 1939, the German army under Adolf Hitler launched an invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II (though...
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Grace Kelly's Costumes In Rear Window
In the universe of Alfred Hitchcock heroines, it would be difficult to top Grace Kelly. In fact, the actress is literally ranked number...
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