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Arguments still rage about how the pyramids were built, but a new discovery has taken giant steps toward the incredible truth.

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After rising to stardom in the classic Giant, Rock Hudson became the first celebrity to die of AIDS—but few people know his dark history.

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When government officials were found taking bribes from oil industry bigshots, the scandal changed American politics forever.

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You shouldn't be able to walk in off the street and get a job as a psychiatrist in a mental institution, but that's exactly what legendary imposter Gert Postel did with one frighteningly simple move.

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When Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson, it wasn’t just a scandal because she was American. She was also twice divorced—and the scandal changed history.

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When an exotic foreign princess showed up in an English village, it marked the beginning of one of history's wildest hoaxes.

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Solar flares wreaked havoc with communications back in 1859, but that's nothing compared to the devastation they would cause today.

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Al Capone's Journey To The Top Of Chicago's Mob Scene Was Absolutely Brutal

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Mexican General Santa Anna called himself the Napoleon of the West, but he made one blunder after another.

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Oppenheimer was the genius who built the bomb, but Leslie Groves was the no-nonsense boss who put the Manhattan Project over the top.

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The Sistine Chapel restoration brought new beauty and wonder to a Renaissance classic. It also brought a chorus of howling critics.

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The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.



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