The Discovery of the Lascaux Caves by Robot the Dog: A Prehistoric Treasure
As World War II ravaged Europe, a young French boy named Marcel Ravidat ventured out for a casual stroll near his home in Montignac, a...
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London’s East End. Life Through The Eyes Of American Author, Jack London, 1902
In the early 20th century, London stood as a mighty symbol of the British Empire’s power and wealth, its skyline punctuated by...
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The History of Studio 54: A 1970s Disco Palace of Fame, Scandal, and Cultural Impact
In the heart of Manhattan, a former CBS television and radio studio on 254 West 54th Street was reborn into what became one of the most...
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Walter Yeo: The First Plastic Surgery Patient and the Birth of Reconstructive Surgery During Wartime
On a quiet day in June 1917, Walter Yeo, a sailor in the Royal Navy, underwent a procedure that would forever change the course of...
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Blood in the Yard: The Attica Prison Uprising and the Fight for Prison Reform
In 1971, the Attica Correctional Facility in New York became the centre of one of the bloodiest and most significant prison uprisings in...
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Mobutu Sese Seko: A Reign of Terror, Triumphs, and the Legacy of the Congo
The story of Mobutu Sese Seko intertwines with one of Africa’s most mineral-rich nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once...
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The Fatal Game: William S. Burroughs and the Tragic Death of Joan Vollmer
On a balmy night in 1951, a horrifying incident forever altered the trajectory of literary icon William S. Burroughs. His wife, Joan...
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Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro: A Life on the Edge of Chaos
Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Fierro was a man of boundless contradictions—a radical lawyer, a literary provocateur, and a political activist. Born...
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Dr Gay Hitler: The Unlikely Story of a Dentist and His Father, George Washington Hitler
Few names stand out as bizarrely as that of Dr Gay Hitler, a dentist who practised in Circleville, Ohio, in the mid-20th century. His...
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The Legend of ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill: The Soldier Who Fought WWII with a Bow, Sword, and Bagpipes
In May 1940, near the village of l’Epinette, France, advancing German forces encountered a foe unlike any other. As German soldiers took...
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Tania Head: The Woman Who Claimed To Be a 9/11 Survivor But Wasn’t Even There
In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the name “Tania Head” became widely recognised as that of a remarkable survivor of one of the...
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The Metropolitan Sepulchre: Thomas Wilson’s Grand Plan for London’s Dead
In Georgian and Victorian London, finding a place to live was a challenge for many, with the city’s rapid urbanisation leading to severe...
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The Brief and Turbulent Union: Michelle Phillips and Dennis Hopper's 8-Day Marriage
In the freewheeling world of Hollywood in the late 1960s and early 1970s, where experimentation and rebellion were the norm, few...
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Maj. Tommy Macpherson, The ‘Kilted Killer’ That Forced A Surrender While Outnumbered 23,000 To One
When reflecting on the true heroes of the Second World War, few names evoke as much admiration and awe as that of Sir Tommy Macpherson....
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Bertrand Russell’s Message To Future Humans: Facts Matter, Love Is Wise, Hatred Is Foolish
This is a timely insight from a 1959 interview with the philosopher Bertrand Russell about what he would say to a distant future...
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The Valid Reason Why Van Halen Asked For a Bowl of M&Ms With All The Brown Ones Removed Backstage
During their 1982 tour, Van Halen made a unique request in their tour riders: a bowl of M&M's, but with all the brown ones taken out, to...
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John Lennon's Last Words To Paul Were 'Think Of Me Every Now And Then, Old Friend'
In 1981 Paul McCartney flew to Monteserrat, where Beatles producer George Martin had installed a state-of-the-art studio, to begin work...
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The Beautiful Lifelong Bromance Between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve
The two longtime pals met in 1973 as Juilliard students and were best friends up until Reeve's death in 2004. In his autobiography 'Still...
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Behind the Scenes Chaos: The Impossible Filming of Apocalypse Now
If you could encapsulate madness in a film, Apocalypse Now would undoubtedly be the crown jewel of cinematic insanity. The filming...
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C.P. Ellis and Ann Atwater: A Story of Transformation and Unlikely Partnership
In the early 1970s, Durham, North Carolina, was a city deeply divided by race. Although the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954...
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Hear Dylan Thomas Recite His Classic Poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
As a young child, Dylan Thomas enjoyed listening to his father, David John Thomas, reading Shakespeare to him before bedtime. Despite his...
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When Aldous Huxley Was Dying And Took LSD in His Final Hours And Had The 'Most Beautiful Death'
Novelist Aldous Huxley, known for his work "Brave New World," received a cancer diagnosis in 1960, leading to a gradual decline in his...
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This Timelapse Animation Lets You See the Rise of Cities Across the Globe, from 3700 BC to 2000 AD
In 2016, a research project led by Yale developed a groundbreaking dataset that documented the evolution of urban settlements over a...
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The Collyer Brothers: A Tragic Legacy of Hoarding
The tragic tale of the Collyer brothers stands as one of the most bewildering and distressing accounts of compulsive hoarding in history....
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