Otto Rahn and the Third Reich’s Hunt for the Holy Grail: Proper Indiana Jones Stuff
In the early days of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler and his inner circle were obsessed with finding the Holy Grail. They believed the...
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The 'Baronet' From Wagga Wagga, Arthur Orton, or Tom Castro, Or Roger Tichborne
The story of the Tichbourne Claimant has all the elements of a Victorian Melodrama, but it illustrates in many ways real life is...
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The Bizarre Plot To Kidnap Abraham Lincoln's Body
On May 4, 1865, after weeks of lying in state and then in repose in twelve cities, the sixteenth president was “laid to rest” inside a...
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Cary Grant And His Experiments With LSD
When we think of the distinguished British actor Cary Grant, one of the most poised and debonair film stars in cinematic history, we...
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How Fidel Castro Survived 638 Very Bizarre Assassination Attempts
In 2006 the former head of Cuban intelligence, Fabian Escalante, told a British documentary team the CIA had tried to kill Fidel Castro...
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The London Beer Flood of 1814
While the concept of a flood of beer filling the streets of your city does not sound frightening at first, the London Beer Flood of 1814...
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Bill The Butcher: The Violent Life Of William Poole
William Poole, aka Bill the Butcher, was a fierce knife-wielding gang leader in 19th-century New York City. He led the nativist street...
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The 2006 Securitas Depot Robbery: A £53m Cash Heist (With £32m still unaccounted for)
The 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, was the UK's largest cash heist. It began with a kidnapping on the evening of 21st...
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The All-Female WW2 Squadron That Terrified The Nazis, More Widely Known as 'The Night Witches'
The women of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces — better known as the Night Witches — had no radar, no machine...
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Spend A Little Time With Beautiful Lifts From Around The World
From the mid-1920s up until World War II, Art Deco in art and design gained global popularity. Originating in Europe and America, the...
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Peter Freuchen: Possibly The Most Interesting Man In The World
The shortlist of Peter Freuchen’s accomplishments includes escaping an ice cave armed with his bare hands and frozen shit, escaping a...
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Analogue 'GPS' From The 1920s and 1930s
Long before the days of celebrity voices calling out directions while you drive, paper-based attempts at mobile mapping generated an...
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Meet Charles Domery,The 18th-Century Polish Soldier Who Ate Literally Anything
History is rife with intriguing individuals who defy traditional human limits and decency. For Charles Domery, also known as Charles...
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The Story of The Brave SEO Agent, Noor Inayat Khan.
The descendant of Indian royalty Noor Inayat Khan, known as Nora Baker, was a British spy who was sent to occupied France in World War...
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Buried at Sea: The Casket That Carried John F Kennedy
The story of JFK's original coffin is worth telling. It was ordered from Dallas undertaker Vernon O’Neal by Secret Service agent Clint...
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A Machine Invented To Fling Babies Out Of Pregnant People (The Blonsky Device)
What if pregnant patients could simply strap themselves to a table, spin at a high speed, and propel the baby out? What could go wrong?...
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The David Weingarten Collection of 20th-Century Souvenir Buildings
The David Weingarten Collection of 20th Century Souvenir Buildings comprises more than 3,000 three-dimensional miniatures of actual...
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Meet Jack Churchill, The Sword-Wielding British Commando Who Became A Legend During World War II
Lieutenant Colonel John “Mad Jack” Churchill had a motto: “Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed.” He...
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The Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s Factory from Potential Japanese Air Strikes, 1944
Deceiving the enemy as to what you are doing is not new. Trying to hide positions from observation is not new, trying to hide whole...
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Beheadings, Beatings, and Bishops. The Grim Tale Of St. Valentine
On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, chocolates, and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. BUT,...
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Ancient Dresden Reduced to Rubble
Known as the "Florence of the Elbe," Dresden was Germany's seventh-largest city and had long been a point of cultural pride. It was the...
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Meet Roland the Farter: Medieval England’s Celebrity Flatulist
A manor in Suffolk and a whopping 30 acres (12 hectares) of land was given to a person who was renowned for his ability to gas, quite...
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Adolf Frederick, The Swedish King Who Ate Himself To Death
The Story of Adolf Frederick King Adolf Frederick was born on the 14th of May 1710. He was the son of Christian August and Albertina...
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Charles Harrelson — Woody Harrelson’s Dad Who Worked As A Hitman For Cartels
Sometimes, the most interesting actors come from eccentric parents or broken childhoods. The latter is undoubtedly the case with Woody...
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