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The Carmen Sandiego Show was Created Partially in Response to the Results of a National Geographic Survey That Indicated Americans Had Very Little Knowledge of Geography.

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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is a half-hour American children’s television game show based on the Broderbund Software Is Carmen Sandiego computer game series. Greg Lee hosted the show, co-hosted by Lynne Thigpen, and featured the Cappella vocal group Rockapella as the house band and comedy troupe. But did you ever wonder why […]

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Frank Sinatra

The Original “New York, New York” Song was Released by Liza Minnelli in 1977. Frank Sinatra Just Covered It.

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Frank Sinatra recorded Theme from New York, New York, in 1979 for his album Trilogy: Past Present Future, which became one of his signature songs. But did you know he was not the original singer of the song? Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” song was a cover. Liza Minnelli released the original in 1977.

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Richard Cottingham

The New York Ripper, Richard Cottingham, Convicted of Murdering 12 People, Shared an Office with The Dating Game Killer, Rodney Alcala.

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Richard Francis Cottingham was a serial killer and rapist from New York and New Jersey who murdered at least 12 young women and girls between 1967 and 1980. He was also known as The Torso Killer and Times Square Killer. But did you know that Cottingham shared an office with the Dating Game Killer, Rodney

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Tupac

Tupac Shakur was a Baltimore Young Communist League Member. He Also Dated the Daughter of the Director of the Local Chapter of the Communist Party in the US.

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Tupac Shakur is best known as the king of West Coast ’90s hip-hop, rapping alongside fellow Death Row Records luminaries such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg until his young life was cut short in Las Vegas. Still, Tupac was a much more complex man than his gangster image suggested. Did you know that Tupac

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Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee was Australia’s Highest-Grossing Film of All-Time. It is also the Highest-Grossing Australian Film Worldwide.

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Films earn money from various sources, including theatrical distribution, home video, television broadcast rights, and merchandising. However, theatrical box office earnings are the primary metric used by trade publications to assess a film’s success, owing primarily to the availability of data compared to sales figures for home video and broadcast rights and historical practice. But

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John Gotti

Why is John Gotti Known as The Teflon Don?

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Mafia boss, John Gotti, dubbed the Teflon Don, was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on 14 charges of murder, conspiracy, and racketeering. Hundreds of Gotti followers stormed a federal courthouse in Brooklyn moments after his sentence was given, overturning and smashing cars before being driven back by police reinforcements. But why

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Where Did They Find Caligula’s Priceless Mosaic?

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Gaius Caesar Germanicus, more famously known as Caligula, was a cruel and highly unpredictable emperor. He was also known to enjoy worldly things, displaying his interests in various things. He even had party boats created. Most were destroyed through the years, but did you know that one particular item survived the centuries and found itself

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How Did Anthony Perkins Find Out He was HIV Positive?

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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If left untreated, the virus can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Back in the day, the disease was often associated with homosexuals, and people who have been diagnosed with the disease were often discriminated against. But did you know how

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What Happened to the Danish Mom Who Left Her Baby Outside A Restaurant in New York?

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Parenting styles differ based on culture and country. While it seems quite arbitrary to leave a child outside the restaurant in the United States, Nordic cultures think otherwise. But did you hear of the story of Anette Sørensen and her daughter, Liv? Anette Sørensen was visiting New York City with her 14-month old daughter in

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