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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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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Josef Menčík: The Last Knight We'll Ever See.
“Today the real knights are no more… The last one died in 1945." Meet Josef Menčík. Not only well known for living in a castle without...
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Russia And The Reason Why They Take Guns To Space.
Russian cosmonauts were taking no chances in the early days of manned spaceflight. If something went wrong and they became stranded, they...
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The Rather Odd Life of Guccio Gucci, Founder of Gucci
The Early Life of Guccio Gucci Guccio Giovanbattista Giacinto Dario Maria Gucci was born on the 26th of March 1881 in Florence, Italy. He...
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The Christmas Dinner That Included Elephant Consommé, Roast Camel, And Kangaroo Stew.
Parisianes have long been known for their gastronomy. They invented the concept of the restaurant as we know it, and many of the dishes...
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Realistic Psychopaths In Film: Psychiatrists Give Their Verdict On Who Was The Most Accurate.
In 2014, Belgian psychiatry professor Samuel Leistedt wanted to find out which movie characters best displayed psychopathic traits....
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The Bizarre Tale Of Child Evangelist Turned Conman, Marjoe Gortner
If you’ve never had the chance to watch the fascinating 1972 Academy Award-winning documentary, Marjoe take a look at it below. Produced...
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Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb
ACCLAIMED, DERIDED, AND MEMED ACTOR Nicolas Cage has long been known for his eccentric behaviour both in front of the camera and in the...
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Sheriff Buford Pusser; Survivor Of Seven Stabbings And Eight Shootings
Just before dawn on August 12, 1967, McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser got a call about a disturbance on a side road just outside of...
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The Monk That Lived For 82 Years And Died Without Ever Seeing A Woman.
Mihailo Tolotos, an Orthodox Greek Monk, is said to have lived for 82 years and died, without ever laying eyes on a woman. His story is...
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The Guy That Bought Stonehenge But His Wife Hated It So He Gave It Away
Today Stonehenge is one of England's most important monuments, but in 1915 it was up for sale. The man who bought it helped seal its...
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Michael Fagan: The Man That Broke Into The Queen's Bedroom
It was one of the most extraordinary moments of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, and one that is still unbelievable 40 years later. In the...
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'Sleep With Donald Trump', The Competition We All Missed in 1990
In August 1990, Playgirl Magazine advertised the chance to “Sleep with Donald Trump” on its cover to its predominantly female audience....
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The Man who could Smoke Through His Eyes, Meet Alfred Langevin
Alfred Langevin was the man who could smoke a pipe through his eyes. He lived in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1930s. Langevin appeared...
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19th Century Daguerreotype Portraits of The Blind
“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” – Helen Keller...
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Cocaine and Freud, A Long Friendship.
The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, once claimed there had been three great scientific revolutions to have successively knocked...
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The WW2 Spy Manual That Turned Bad Middle Management Into An Espionage Tactic
When you think of allied espionage, you might imagine disguised explosives, wiretaps, bat bombs, or other dramatic inventions. But...
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The NASA Astronaut That Believes The Earth Was Created 6000 Years Ago
To hear Charlie Duke tell it, his life's most important moment did not come 50 years ago, when he became the 10th and youngest of 12...
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The Woman Who Got Herself Committed In Order To Improve Conditions In A NYC Mental Institute
In 1887, intrepid reporter Nellie Bly pretended she was 'crazy' and got herself committed, all to help improve conditions in a New York...
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In 1900 This Is What They Thought The Year 2000 Would Be Like
In 1900, German chocolate company Hildebrands produced a series of postcards imagining the wonders of life in the year 2000. The...
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Tony Hancock, The Lonely Death Of A Comic Giant
On 25 June 1968 iconic comedian Tony Hancock was found dead in a flat in Sydney Australia after taking an overdose of sleeping pills....
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How Fred Astaire Could Dance On The Walls And Ceiling.
The original article appears here in Bigfott.com It's no great secret how Fred Astaire was able to literally “dance around the room” in...
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