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Death by Cinnamon Bun? The Mystery of King Adolf Frederick's Last Meal
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 17, 2023
This tale dates back to the 18th century.
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Mysterious 'Pyramid' Was Caught on Camera Atop Scottish Mountain?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 4, 2023
"Portal alert," someone posted.
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 3, 2023
After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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Was This Video of an Authentic Alien Autopsy?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug 14, 2023
Social media users claimed various clips showed an autopsy on an alien recovered from an alleged ...
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Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug 6, 2023
"This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of bein ...
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Did Kodak Hide Invention of the Digital Camera in the '70s to Avoid Loss of Film Sales?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jul 30, 2023
As the legend goes, a young engineer at Kodak invented the world's first digital camera in the 1 ...
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Was Pope Benedict XVI a Member of the Hitler Youth?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jul 25, 2023
A picture allegedly showing him in the group went viral in 2023.
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Is This a Real 'More Doctors Smoke Camels Than Any Other Cigarette' Vintage Ad?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jul 1, 2023
"You'll enjoy Camels for the same reason so many doctors enjoy them," a viral image read.
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D-Day 79th Anniversary: 10 Viral Rumors About the Historic Day
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jun 4, 2023
These internet claims about the WWII D-Day invasion of Normandy have ranging levels of legitimacy.
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Wojtek the Bear: A Real Polish, World War II Furry Soldier
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jun 2, 2023
A seemingly improbable story of a bear named Wojtek that fought with Polish soldiers in World Wa ...
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Does This Photograph Show Che Guevara Executing Two Women?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 1, 2018
Claims that a photograph shows Che Guevara executing two women appear to be based solely on the ...
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The History of Golliwogs and Why They're Considered Racist
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 20, 2023
The golliwog made headlines in April 2023 after an Essex property owner displayed the dolls at h ...
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Did a Couple Adopt a Native American Child for $10 in 1952?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 13, 2018
A letter documents a Catholic orphanage’s sale of a Native American child to an Illinois couple.
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Presidential Trivia: 50 Short Stories About US Presidents
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Feb 16, 2023
With tales of alleged affairs, drunken decisions, and pet alligators, some of these anecdotes ar ...
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Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper?
Written by:
Dan Evon
May 25, 2017
In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold "like hotcakes."
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Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm... Protect Her Eyes?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 3, 2021
WARNING: This history lesson begins with a decidely NSFW meme.
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Nelson Mandela Didn't Die in the 1980s. He Was Buried 9 Years Ago Today.
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec 15, 2022
Many people have the false memory that he died in prison in the 1980s — a phenomenon so prominen ...
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Did Thomas Jefferson Say 'Democracy Is Nothing More Than Mob Rule'?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 27, 2022
A made-up quote presented in a pretty-looking meme doesn't make it real.
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The History of the Mortgage
Written by:
The Conversation
Nov 3, 2022
Historians trace the origins of mortgage contracts to the fifth century B.C.
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Was the Revolving Door Invented by a Man Who Disliked Holding Open Doors for Women?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 27, 2017
The claim that Theophilus Van Kannel was motivated by a hatred for chivalry stems from no more t ...
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