Many legends and myths surround Notre Dame, one of which is the story of the hunchback. But who was the hunchback? Was he really a hideous creature with a disfigured face, or was he just a normal man with an unfortunate disability? Let’s explore the true story behind this famous legend and explore its history. […]
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Albert Einstein is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant minds in human history. His theories and discoveries revolutionized our understanding of the universe and continue to shape modern physics today. But what happened to Einstein’s brain after his death? Let’s explore the fascinating story of the preservation and examination of Einstein’s brain and
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Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most famed monarchs in European history. This woman led the English resistance to Spain during the Armada crisis of 1588 when the Spanish nearly conquered the country. Countless books and many films in recent times have been to be produced on the monarch. But one of the lesser-known
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In 1973, a young woman named Anneliese Michel underwent a terrifying exorcism that led to tragedy, haunting experts and eyewitnesses to this day. Anneliese Michel had been experiencing strange phenomena for years leading up to her exorcism- she would see visions and hear voices. The events surrounding her ordeal were the basis for a movie
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Before Joseph Stalin passed away on March 5, 1953, his health had already been wavering over the last few years. After suffering from long-term dizzy spells and raised blood pressure, the various doctors who regularly checked on him would have assumed natural causes. But is there more to this story than a simple health problem?
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Dina Sanichar was born in the jungles of India and spent his early life living among animals before being found and returned to human society. This strange story would later become Rudyard Kipling’s inspiration for the character of Mowgli in the Jungle Book, albeit an uplifting and whitewashed version. The Wolf Boy Is Found Dina
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In the early 1990s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a problem. He was on the run from the law and needed to find a place to hide. So, he did what any criminal mastermind would do- built his own prison. La Catedral was a self-built prison that sat on top of a hill in
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Some people in history have been so strange and baffling that we may never know their story. For example, Tarrare was known for his extreme hunger and bizarre eating habits. Records indicate that he had an insatiable appetite and could eat more than 20 pounds in one day. What caused his insatiable hunger? To this
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Even though Ching Shih was only active as a pirate for about nine years, she certainly earned the “World’s Most Successful Pirate.” Also known as Zheng Yi Sao and Shi Yang, she was born in 1775 to a family of humble means. When she turned 26, she married a pirate named Zheng Yi. After he
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Ivan the Terrible was the infamous sixteenth-century ruler of the Duchy of Muscovy. He paradoxically was both an unhinged tyrant and the man who founded the Russian state. Ivan succeeded his father as grand ruler of the Duchy of Muscovy or Moscow when he was just three years old in 1533. Over the course of
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