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See What Child Stars Of The 90s Look Like Today
These teen idols were ubiquitous back in the 1990's. But they peaked early in show business. Today, these stars are all grown up and living a fairly low-key existence. Some retained their good looks,...
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This Recently Discovered Medieval Bra Is Thought To Be The Oldest In The World
Researchers may have discovered the oldest bras in the world with the discovery of four 600-year-old bras in a castle in Austria, the AP reports. Fashion experts were reportedly "surprised" by the...
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How Testosterone Drives History
"Worldcrunch is a new global news service that for the first time delivers the best foreign-language journalism in English.” DIE WELT/Worldcrunch Whether in Cairo, Tunis or Tripoli, media images...
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The 10 Ballsiest Traders Of The Last 300 Years
Aftab Singh over at greshams-law.com sent us this amazing infographic showing what he and his crew believe to be the 10 greatest trades of all time. The message is that every major financial event...
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Conservative Politician Derides Opening Ceremony As 'Leftie Multi-Cultural Crap'
Aidan Burley, the Conservative MP sacked as a parliamentary private secretary after it was revealed he attended a stag party in France where a guest wore a replica SS uniform, criticised Danny Boyle's...
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This Is How One Air Force Pilot Helped Beat Hitler — Twice
His chunky 5-foot-8 frame gave no hint of the giddyup in his short strides, but it was said of Foy Draper that he could run a hole through the wind. His speed led to Gold, when he helped run a hole...
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6 Of The World's Greatest Historic Bars
Sure, there’s an appeal to a new swanky restaurant, bar, or club opening. It’s fun to be a part of something new and exciting, but there’s no way to tell if this new hot spot is a flash in the pan or...
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Finding Any Of These 10 Lost Treasures Will Make You Rich
You’ll need more than a map and a shovel to find these cultural gems. But trust us, it will be worth the effort. Click here to see the lost treasures > More From Mental_Floss: 11 of the Craziest...
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18 Celebrities And Their Historical Doppelgangers
When an authentic Civil War photo emerged last year, everyone buzzed about the solider's resemblance to actor Nicolas Cage. But Cage isn't the only celebrity with a historical doppelganger. Turns out...
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FBI Informant Armed The Black Panthers Before Shootouts With Police
A former FBI informant was responsible for not only teaching the Black Panthers to use guns but supplying the group with weapons before deadly shootouts with Oakland police in the 1960s, The Center...
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Early Man Migrated To Asia 20,000 Years Before Previously Thought
An ancient skull unearthed in Laos has reset the clock of human migration to southern Asia back 20,000 years. The discovery suggests that the first modern humans to leave Africa spread around the...
View ArticleSee What Iconic Black-And-White Images Look Like In Color
Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway meticulously adds color to black-and-white images. She posted a collection of her work to Reddit. Some of the works include portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Einstein and...
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How An 8-Year-Old Turned His Garden Into A Multi-Billion Dollar Ketchup...
In 1844, Henry Heinz was born in Pittsburgh to two immigrant parents. This he would go on to found one of the largest food conglomerates in the world, a company that grossed more than $11 billion in...
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Pictures From Robert Scott's Doomed Expedition To The South Pole
A little over 100 years ago, Robert Scott led a privately funded British expedition to travel the Arctic to become the first people to successfully reach the South Pole. Scott, who had previously been...
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Winston Churchill's Customized Land Rover Is Going On Sale
Winston Churchill's Series 1 Land Rover is being auctioned next month by Cheffins. It was given to the statesman and wartime leader as a gift on his 80th birthday in 1954. The chauffeur-driven vehicle...
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How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
Pac-Man, Tetris, Halo—these are just some of the odd names of video games that are now so widely used that we rarely questions where those names came from. See the stories behind how these games, and...
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MAPS: People Used To Think California Was An Island
The maps come from a new collection of 800 "California as an island" maps at the Stanford Libraries. They collected by Glen McLaughlin, one of the nation's top map collectors. "To my knowledge, it is...
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How Globalization Created And Destroyed The City Of Venice
The story of Venice from 800 to 1350 is of incredible political and institutional change of a remarkably modern sort, sparked by international trade. Egalitarian institutions and economic mobility...
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The Lives Of Young Workers Before Child Labor Was Abolished
Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and photographer whose work was instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States. In 1908, Hine became the photographer for the National Child...
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The Complete Illustrated History Of The $20 Bill
There's been a lot of debate recently about the value of U.S. currency, with the GOP now including an exploratory gold standard committee in its platform. But it's only the latest such argument in a...
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