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America's Rarest Languages

Whether you can speak a rare language in the U.S. or speak English as your first language and are also a speaker of one of these rare languages, they're an important insight into American history. Let's examine some of America's rarest languages, whether they're considered vulnerable, endangered, or safe, and how many still speak these lost mother tongues.
February 10, 2025 Jack Hawkins
Amy Robsart by William Clarke Wontner

Suspicious Facts About Amy Robsart, The Tudors’ Biggest Mystery

Amy Robsart married for love—only for her scheming husband and his family to use her as a pawn in their brutal game of thrones.
February 6, 2025 Dancy Mason
Buddy Holly Facts

Surprising Facts About Buddy Holly, The Not-So-Innocent Idol

In 1959, rock legend Buddy Holly died in a horrific plane crash—but for his young wife, the nightmare was just beginning.
September 27, 2023 Eli Artman
Margaux Hemingway Facts

Tragic Facts About Margaux Hemingway, The Cursed Daughter

Margaux Hemingway’s sibling rivalry with her sister Mariel was ugly—but after Margaux’s death, Mariel made a disturbing confession.
December 12, 2022 Dancy Mason
Olivia Newton-John Facts

Defiant Facts About Olivia Newton-John, The Surprising Songstress 

Olivia Newton-John continues to capture hearts with her iconic role in “Grease,” but her backstory hides unbelievable tragedies
July 6, 2022 Byron Fast
Duleep Singh Facts

Dark Facts About Duleep Singh, The Lost Maharaja

When the exiled Maharaja Duleep Singh married commoner Bamba Muller, it was a Cinderella story—but it ended with one of the cruelest betrayals in history.
December 10, 2021 Sukhpreet Sangha
Pamela Harriman Facts

Shameless Facts About Pamela Harriman, The Last Courtesan

Pamela Harriman had been ostracized from high society because of her bad reputation—but decades later, she got her revenge.
April 30, 2021 Sarah Ng
Pope John XII

Sinful Facts About Pope John XII, The Party Pope

Pope John XII's utterly deranged life reads like a chapter from Game of Thrones, yet almost no one knows about this infamous Pope's dark history.
March 4, 2021 Rebecca Wong
Princess Alice of Battenberg Facts

Tragic Facts About Princess Alice Of Battenberg, The Hidden Royal

Queen Elizabeth II's mother-in-law, Princess Alice, was forcibly sent to a mental institution after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
November 19, 2020 Melissa Gervais
Juana Arzuduy

Revolutionary Facts About Juana Azurduy De Padilla

Juana Azurduy Facts. Juana Azurduy didn't just fight to free her people. This Bolivian warrior rode into battle while pregnant.
October 22, 2020 Eli Artman
Sessue Hayakawa Facts

Intense Facts About Sessue Hayakawa, Hollywood’s First Heartthrob

Sessue Hayakawa was one of the most famous actors of the silent era. If his name isn’t well known today, maybe that’s because of his dark end.
October 16, 2020 Dancy Mason
Caterina Sforza Facts

Fierce Facts About Caterina Sforza, The Tigress Of The Renaissance

Caterina Sforza reportedly once confessed to a monk, “If I could write everything that happened, I would shock the world.”
September 27, 2019 Mehroo S.


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