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Ella Harper bravely turned her unique legs into a moneymaker—but life continued to serve up horrible sorrows until she finally met her tragic end.1. She Wasn’t Like Other People Ella Harper was born with a deformity...
Truth is stranger than fiction, and throughout history, pranksters, hucksters, and frauds exploited humanity’s hunger for the extraordinary.
Japan’s Kabukicho Robot Restaurant resembles an automated gentleman’s club, complete with raunchy robots.
300 million years ago, the conditions on Earth allowed insects and other arthropods to get bigger than they’ve ever been, before or since.
Kathleen Turner’s smoky voice didn’t only charm people who watched her movies—it also shocked them as they heard her talk about one scandal after another.
In Jamaica, to symbolize growth and connection with the child’s roots, families bury a baby’s placenta and plant a tree on top of it.
Fay Wray had to navigate the darker side of fame—but the one thing she never escaped was the giant ape that overshadowed all her other achievements.
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