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Is This a Real Photo of Jimmy Carter Sledding at Camp David?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov. 21, 2023 Presidents are allowed to have fun, too.
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Lincoln Established the Secret Service on the Day He Was Assassinated?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 15, 2023 Actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president during a play at Ford’s Theater.
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Were French Children Served Wine on School Lunch Breaks Until 1956?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 14, 2023 "That would certainly make the school day pass quicker," one Facebook post commented on the vira ...
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Did Mass Cat Killings Help Spread the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

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Jack Izzo
Nov. 8, 2023 The idea originated with a 13th-century pope who accused devil-worshippers of kissing cats' hind ...
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Did Truman Say of the Creation of Israel, 'We Took Palestine in Small Doses'?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Nov. 8, 2023 Some social media users theorized that a vintage-looking video clip of Harry Truman discussing t ...
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Real Vintage 'Baby Cages' to Give Toddlers Fresh Air?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 7, 2023 Said to have been invented in 1922, the contraption housed babies several stories high in an enc ...
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Photo Shows Seller of 19th-Century 'Intimate Wigs'?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 6, 2023 Also known as merkins, intimate wigs were once used by sex workers looking for a fuller “head” o ...
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The Surprisingly Bloody History of the Barber Pole

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Nov. 4, 2023 It's more blood-soaked than you might think.
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Time Warp: Why the US Adjusts Clocks Twice a Year

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Jack Izzo
Nov. 4, 2023 To settle this once and for all, it's called "Daylight Saving Time," not "Daylight Savings Time."
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Some Civil War Soldiers' Wounds Glowed in the Dark?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Oct. 26, 2023 As the story goes, they noticed their wounds emitting a so-called "angel's glow."
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Is This a Real Vintage Device for Smoking a Whole Pack of Cigs at Once?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 25, 2023 Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...
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Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 14, 2023 This Southern side dish has many origin stories.
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Video Shows Canadian Parliament Giving Standing Ovation to Ex-Waffen SS Fighter?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 25, 2023 Readers messaged us asking if claims about a viral video of a September 2023 event in Canadian P ...
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Death by Cinnamon Bun? The Mystery of King Adolf Frederick's Last Meal

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Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 17, 2023 This tale dates back to the 18th century.
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Mysterious 'Pyramid' Was Caught on Camera Atop Scottish Mountain?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 4, 2023 "Portal alert," someone posted.
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 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?

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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?

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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?

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Alex Kasprak
July 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
July 25, 2023 A picture allegedly showing him in the group went viral in 2023.
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