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The Man Who Smoked A Pipe Through His Eyes, Meet Alfred Langevin
Some people juggle, some perform card tricks, and then there was Alfred Langevin—who could smoke a pipe through his eyes. A Man of Unique...
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The Final Days of Ernest Hemingway: A Glimpse into the Troubled End of a Literary Giant
Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure,...
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When The Beatles Played A Gig And Only 18 People Showed Up.
In December 1961, Sam Leach secured a series of performances for his musician friends from Liverpool at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot,...
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Shane MacGowan Is One Of The Greatest Writers Of Modern Times. Exhibit A: The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn
In Irish mythology, Cuchulainn was a formidable leader and the main character in the "Ulster Cycle" of poems, which can be considered...
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When John Lennon met Paul McCartney. July the 6th, 1957.
On 6 July 1957, a significant event occurred in the world of modern music: it was that date when John Lennon met Paul McCartney. It was...
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Paul McCartney's Civil Rights Song: Blackbird
Paul McCartney’s song "Blackbird" on the Beatles' White Album is often compared to Lennon's "Julia" for its tender qualities, possibly...
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The British Enthusiasm For Concentration Camps: A History of Hypocrisy
The concept of concentration camps is often associated with Nazi Germany, but their origins stretch deep into British history. Over the...
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Why Tennis Balls Are Yellow, Thanks To Sir David Attenborough
The QI trio of John Lloyd, James Harkin and Anne Miller have compiled a book called “2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks”. Behold...
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King Zog Named Himself The King Of Albania, Then Survived Over 50 Assassination Attempts
King Zog I of Albania was a ruler whose reign was characterised by both grandeur and paranoia. Born Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli in 1895, he...
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Portrait Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Cecil Beaton in 1956
Cecil Beaton had only one shoot with Marilyn Monroe, which took place at the Ambassador Hotel in New York in February 1956. The actress...
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The Capture Of Mussolini, His Final Hours And the Strange Journey His Body Went On After His Death.
Benito Mussolini had dreamt of rebuilding the Roman Empire, but by 1945 his dreams, just like the crumbling Roman Forum, were in in...
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That Time Marilyn Monroe Gave Ella Fitzgerald’s Career A Boost
Throughout the world, Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald's voice is celebrated by millions. However, what's lesser known is her profound...
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‘Marlon Brando Broke My Jaw’: Ron Galella, The Paparazzo Who Defined the Celebrity Snapshot
For over half a century, photographer Ron Galella got up close – often far too personal – with some of the world’s biggest celebrities....
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Dirk Bogarde and his Experiences in Bergen-Belsen and his Wartime Service
Dirk Bogarde, whose real name was Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde, was serving as a captain in the British Army at the...
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The Amazing Life Of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star
Julie d’Aubigny, better known as La Maupin, was a woman of remarkable contradictions. In an era when women’s roles were sharply defined...
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The Duel Fought by the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea
The duel between the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea stands out in British history as a notable example of how personal...
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Victorian Christmas In Prison - 1872
Taken at Wandsworth Prison in London in December 1872, these photographs depict the individuals who were apprehended shortly before...
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The Spitalfield Nippers
Photographer Horace Warner captured these portraits in 1900 to shed light on the living conditions in the East End. Horace, serving as...
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The Cato Street Conspiracy: A Forgotten Chapter in British History
The Cato Street Conspiracy of 1820 is a remarkable yet often overlooked event in British history. This audacious plot to assassinate the...
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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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Former Slaves Interviewed in the 1930s Talk About Slavery in the USA
"You can't hold a man down without staying down with him." — Booker T. Washington In 1999, ABC aired a documentary...
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Beheaded by the Nazis at Age 21, Sophie Scholl Died for Leading Anti-War Student Resistance
“Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go,” 21-year-old Sophie Scholl lamented, before she was guillotined by the Nazis. “But what does...
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Frank Hurley: From Antarctic Survival to the Front Lines – A Photographer’s Journey Through Extremes
Frank Hurley’s legacy as a pioneering photographer and adventurer is filled with tales of extreme environments, survival, and an enduring...
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The Life and Times of Bon Scott: From Kirriemuir to an Endless Tour
It's been well documented that AC/DC are the greatest band in the history of the galaxy, I've seen them a fair few times live and I can...
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