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Remarkable facts from ancient civilizations, wars, empires, and world-changing events.
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Victorian Women Swallowed Arsenic for Pale Skin
April 19, 2026
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Harriet Quimby's Channel Flight Was Buried by the Titanic
April 17, 2026
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Apollo 10 Cursed So Much NASA Cleaned Up Apollo 11
April 17, 2026
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The World’s First Byline Belongs to a Woman
April 14, 2026
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The French Drain Was Named After a Man, Not a Country
April 12, 2026
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In 1834, the Word “Scientist” Was First Used for a Woman
April 11, 2026
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The Oracle Was Right. Croesus Just Bet on the Wrong Empire.
April 9, 2026
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He Faked His Own Death to See If Anyone Cared. His Wife Didn't Cry.
April 7, 2026
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A French Soldier Was Executed for Refusing to Wear a Dead Man's Pants
April 2, 2026
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How "Yoo-Hoo" Became the Most Embarrassing Word in U.S. Army History
March 31, 2026
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An 18-Year-Old Accidentally Invented Purple
March 23, 2026
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During the Looting of the Chinese Imperial Palace at the End of the Second Opium War, British Soldiers Took a Pekingese Dog to Gift to Queen Victoria. They Named It Looty.
January 3, 2023
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The Public Fountains in Paris Flow with Free, Clean, Sparkling Water. Residents Fill Bottles to Take Home Instead of Buying Bottled Water from Stores.
January 3, 2023
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The United States Entered World War II with Just Four Aircraft Carriers and Ended the War with Almost 100 of Different Classes and Types.
January 1, 2023
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In 2016, a Man Ate Ghost Pepper in an Eating Contest and Drank 6 Glasses of Water to Cool Off. He Vomited So Much That He Tore a Hole in His Esophagus and was Rushed to the Hospital.
December 31, 2022
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In the 800 Years Since Genghis Khan's Death, No One Has Ever Found His Tomb.
December 31, 2022
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Norway Sends the United Kingdom a Christmas Tree Every Year to Thank Them for Saving Their Country During the Second World War
December 31, 2022
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The Letter Grade "E" Existed Until the 1930s. It Was Removed to Avoid Parents from Interpreting the Grade as "Excellent"
December 30, 2022
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The Book "The Warriors," is Based on the Ancient Greek Text Anabasis, Which Xenophon Wrote. The Tex Told of Greek Mercenaries Stranded 1,000 Miles Behind Persian Lines.
December 30, 2022
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The Capstone of an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Found in 1900 was Made Out of Black Basalt and Weighed 4.5 Tonnes
December 30, 2022
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