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The world is filled with spectacular, bizarre, and iconic buildings—but these structures often have a surprisingly dark history.

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So notorious that its name is synonymous with madness, the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, or Bedlam, is filled with some of humanity's darkest moments.

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"Remember, remember, the 5th of NovemberThe Gunpowder Treason and plot;I know of no reason why Gunpowder TreasonShould ever be forgot."The Gunpowder Plot of November 5, 1605 was an unsuccessful effort to blow up King James...

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The utterly brutal Siege of Leningrad lives in infamy, and citizens trapped in the city with meager rations faced starvation.

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In 2019, an English man got much more than he bargained for when he found an absolutely stunning lost treasure that belonged to one of the Tudor era’s most remarkable figures.

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The ancients didn't have the same knowledge or technology that we do today, but they developed some surprisingly effective remedies.



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