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The downfall of Nero in June of AD 68 set off a struggle in Rome that saw four emperors in the span of a year.

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During a food shortage in WWI, an army supply ship docked in Amsterdam and had to fight off men and women looting the supplies.

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When the remains of Knossos were discovered, it was noticed that the site had a familiar layout—which led archaeologists to an even more intriguing discovery.

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In the heart of Prague’s Old Town, you’ll find a church proudly displaying a withered black arm dangling by a meat hook. The rotten limb is estimated to be about 400 years old—and its origin story is deeply disturbing.

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In Paris, it is illegal to distribute images of the Eiffel tower taken at night due to copyright issues regarding the light display.

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In 2011, Tokyo's Shiodome Nihon TV Studios recorded one of the greatest human feats of all time, when 21 members of the Caless Dance School squeezed into a Mini Cooper.

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During the occupation of Greece, Grand Rabbi Elias Barzilai was ordered to submit a list of names and addresses of Jews living in Athens. But in a great act of defiance—he did the unthinkable.

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Perhaps the most historically significant city on the planet.

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London is the capital and largest city in England in terms of land and population.  It was initially founded by the Romans who named it Londinium. Since the 19th century, "London" has also referred to...

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New York City is one of the most iconic places on earth—but the city that never sleeps still has its fair share of chilling secrets.



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