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Did the Kray Twins Use an Elephant to Rob a London Tram?

An image of an elephant standing near a tram in London is frequently shared with...

Did a Children’s Textbook Say Canada’s First Nations ‘Agreed’ to Make Room for European Settlers?

Sections of the book cast the forced displacement of an indigenous American Indian community as...

Did a Trump Golf Course Commemorate a Civil War Battle That Never Happened?

A historically inaccurate plaque on a Trump-owned golf course commemorates a Civil War battle along...