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How Nicholas Winton Saved Hundreds From The Holocaust

Nicholas Winton rescued at least 669 children from the Nazis and kept it relatively quiet for nearly half a century. The post How Nicholas Winton Saved Hundreds From The Holocaust appeared first on All...

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Henri Charrière Claimed He Was Wrongly Imprisoned On The Inescapable Devil’s...

Henri Charrière escaped from one of history's most infamous prisons and then won his freedom from the government that he claimed had wrongly imprisoned him in the first place. The post Henri Charrière...

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Explore The Medieval Fortress Château D’Andlau In These 25 Stunning Images

Built 600 years ago, the ruined medieval castle still stands in the Bas-Rhin département of France today — in all its crumbling granite beauty. The post Explore The Medieval Fortress Château D’Andlau...

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Inside The Mysterious Canneto Di Caronia Fires That Villagers Blamed On The...

Starting in 2004, the residents of Canneto Di Caronia, Sicily began seeing everyday objects burst into flames — and everyone from arson investigators to exorcists were baffled. The post Inside The...

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Tourists Having Public Sex On Spanish Beach Are Ruining Protected Dunes Of...

A new study has found that tourists are trampling over native plants to have sex while littering the protected area with garbage — with rare lizards choking to death on used condoms. The post Tourists...

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Inside Operation Gladio, The CIA’s Secret Fight Against Communism In Cold War...

During Operation Gladio, the CIA was so desperate to thwart the spread of communism that it partnered with everyone from right-wing terrorists to the Vatican to the Mafia. The post Inside Operation...

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Roman-Era Bone Workshop And Statue Heads Discovered In Turkey’s Ancient City...

Archaeologists excavating the city's former agora have unearthed a bone workshop with tools and an oil lamp shop with intact lamps. The post Roman-Era Bone Workshop And Statue Heads Discovered In...

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Inside R. Norris Williams’ Astonishing Journey From Surviving The Titanic To...

Not only did Richard Norris Williams make it out of the Titanic alive, he then went on to win the U.S. Tennis Championship later that same year. The post Inside R. Norris Williams’ Astonishing Journey...

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33 Pictures Of Bellver Castle, Spain’s Majestic Island Fortress

Once used as a home for kings and a prison for political dissidents, Bellver Castle has stood on the island of Mallorca for over 700 years. The post 33 Pictures Of Bellver Castle, Spain’s Majestic...

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How Patrizia Reggiani Orchestrated The Brutal Murder Of Her Husband That...

In 1972, Patrizia Reggiani married Maurizio Gucci and into a world of fashion royalty. Two decades later, she hired a hitman to kill the magnate outside of his Milan office. The post How Patrizia...

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The Bloody Story Of Jeremy Bamber And The White House Farm Murders

On Aug. 7, 1985, Jeremy Nevill Bamber entered his parents' home at White House Farm in England and murdered everyone inside before calling the police and pinning it all on his sister. The post The...

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How The Murder Of Maurizio Gucci Rocked The World Of High Fashion

Maurizio Gucci was gunned down on orders of his embittered ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani on the steps of his Milan office on March 27, 1995. The post How The Murder Of Maurizio Gucci Rocked The World Of...

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This Week In History News, Nov. 14 – 20

Roman coin hoard found in Germany, lost sun temple unearthed in Egypt, ancient statue heads discovered in Turkey. The post This Week In History News, Nov. 14 – 20 appeared first on All That's...

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Welcome To Icehotel, The Magical Arctic Resort Made Entirely Of Snow And Ice

Every winter for the past three decades, Icehotel in Sweden has reinvented itself as a hotel and art exhibition made of ice and snow. The post Welcome To Icehotel, The Magical Arctic Resort Made...

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The Devastating History Of Diseases That The Pilgrims Brought To America

After the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts, the local Indigenous population fell from 30,000 to just 300 — within a decade. The post The Devastating History Of Diseases That The Pilgrims Brought To...

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The Inspiring Story Of Joe Medicine Crow, The Last Plains War Chief Who...

Born in 1913 on the Crow Reservation in Montana, Joseph Medicine Crow was raised in his people’s warrior tradition — which he put to good use while serving in France and Germany. The post The Inspiring...

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King Edward VIII Wanted To Marry An American Socialite – And Had To Abdicate...

Like Prince Harry, Edward VIII wanted to marry a divorced American named Wallis Simpson. Unfortunately for Edward, British society was far less accepting back then. The post King Edward VIII Wanted To...

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The Chilling Story Of How Susan Edwards Killed Her Parents In Cold Blood And...

For 15 years after the murders, Susan Edwards and her husband Christopher spun elaborate lies that her parents were still alive — all while draining their bank accounts. The post The Chilling Story Of...

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The Majestic History And Mysterious Destruction Of The Temple Of Zeus

Built in the fifth century B.C., the Temple of Zeus at Olympia once housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But it wouldn’t last forever. The post The Majestic History And Mysterious...

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The True Story Of Captain Lewis Nixon And The ‘Band Of Brothers’ He Served...

Captain Lewis Nixon III fought with the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company alongside Major Dick Winters in historic clashes like D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. The post The True Story Of...

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