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Scandalous Facts About The Illegitimate Children Of Royalty

Back when birth out of wedlock could legitimately (pun intended) assassinate one’s prospects, the old B-word (not the one that rhymes with "witch") was a powerful slur. But it wasn’t the end of a career,...

October 19, 2018 Christine Tran

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Entrancing Facts About Madame de Pompadour, France's Most Powerful Mistress

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Unexpected Facts About Robert Plant, The Voice Of Led Zeppelin

Robert Plant is a music icon—but it took mountains of scandal, controversy, and tragedy to get there.

February 11, 2025 M. Clarke

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Bleak Facts About Cliff Burton, Metallica’s Bedeviled Bassist

Metallica’s Cliff Burton was a musical genius—but that couldn’t save him from his tragic fate.

February 10, 2025 Brendan Da Costa

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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

Philip Dawe: English: The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering.

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10 Strange But True Facts About The Revolutionary War

George Washington didn’t actually have wooden teeth—what they were really made of was far more disgusting.

February 7, 2025 Samantha Henman

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The Best And Worst Super Bowl Half-Time Shows Ever

The Super Bowl is one of America's greatest sporting events of the year, as the best football teams in the country face off to be crowned Super Bowl champions. But, perhaps more appealing than the game itself is the Half Time Show. The musical performance, usually headlined by one of the year's top performers in the previous year, draws an average of 110 and 120 million viewers. Let's examine some of the best and worst Super Bowl Half Time Shows ever.

February 7, 2025 Jack Hawkins