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Who is Anatoly Moskvin and What Did He Do
Anatoly Moskvin was once a respected linguist, historian, and journalist in Russia. He spoke multiple languages, studied Celtic folklore, and contributed to academic papers. But in 2011, police made a…
The Rasputin myths you thought were true, and what really happened
Some historical figures are controversial. Some are fascinating. And then there’s Grigori Rasputin, a man so deeply wrapped in legend…
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
The dancing plague of 1518, or the dance epidemic of 1518 (French:…
Everything you should know about Susan Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri
Susan Sarandon's daughter Eva Amurri is both an actress and a philanthropist.
The Marilyn Sheppard Murder Was a 1954 Ohio Nightmare That Became a Supreme Court Warning About Media Trials
In the early hours of July 4, 1954, the sun rose over…
Tsutomu Miyazaki
The mother of Mari Konno, who was Tsutomu Miyazaki’s first victim, stared…
Inside the Night the Springfield Three Disappeared
On a warm June weekend in 1992, three women disappeared without a…
Man drowns 5-year-old in toilet for biting his finger and then buries him under the house; had previously scalded the child’s sister
Arkansas man drowned his girlfriend's 5-year-old son in a toilet as punishment for biting his finger. He then removed the floorboards and buried the child's body under the house. He…
The Sacred Band of Thebes and the Army That Changed Greek Warfare
The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite infantry unit in fourth century BCE Thebes. Ancient writers describe 300 selected…
Nicki Minaj pens an open letter to EVE: “Thank you for trying to not do to me what was done to you”
Nicki Minaj recently expressed her deep gratitude to rapper EVE for her candidness and refusal to conform to the pressures…
Man with the world’s worst hunger ate for 15, swallowed live animals, and was forced to poop out secret spy messages during war missions
Tarrare was born around 1772 near Lyon, although even the name is uncertain in the sources, which sometimes treat it…
In 2014, Steven D. Sandison knocked his cellmate, Theodore Dyer, unconscious and strangled him with shoelaces at Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility after learning of Dyer’s child sexual abuse conviction. Sandison confessed, saying, “I don’t feel bad,” and received another life sentence.
This story begins in 2014, inside Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility. Steven D. Sandison, an inmate serving a life sentence for…
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“I’m going to f— you up; we need guns, bro… we need guns,” Trump-appointed judge sentences one of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters to 8 years
Zachary Alam (U.S. Attorney’s Office) Washington, Oct. 25, 2024 — A Virginia…
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