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Why The Allies Thought Hitler Might’ve Escaped To Argentina

January 29, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough the official story is that Hitler killed himself in his bunker in 1945, conspiracy theories have arisen […]

The 19th Century’s Highest-Paid Piano Player Was A Blind Slave

January 26, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteWith Beethoven-like precision, even while blind, Tom Wiggins was able to master a piece of music after hearing […]

How Navajo Code Talkers Helped Win World War II

January 25, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteTo this day, the Navajo code talkers’ language remains the only unbreakable code ever used by the Marine […]

Inside Robert Preston’s Wild Helicopter Joy Ride To The White House

January 23, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteRobert Preston was just a 20-year-old helicopter maintenance worker for the Army when he commandeered a helicopter and […]

Meet “Stuckie” — The Mummified Dog Who Has Been Stuck In A Tree For Over 50 Years

January 22, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe mummified dog was a shocking find for the loggers, who were working on cutting the tree into […]

29 Historical Photos Of The Immigrant Laborers Who Helped Build America

January 19, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this site 1 of 30 Immigrant worker on New York State Barge Canal. 1912.New York Public Library 2 of […]

How Norman Borlaug Saved A Billion Lives And Led The World Into The Green Revolution

January 19, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “father of the green revolution,” Norman Borlaug pushed the boundaries of agriculture and saved over […]

Edgar Allan Poe’s Death Sounds Like An Edgar Allan Poe Story

January 17, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteEdgar Allan Poe died in 1849, but historians still disagree on exactly what caused his untimely and horrific […]

17 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Were Connected In Bizarre Ways

January 14, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThough it may seem like these people have nothing in common, here are a few famous figures you […]

Was James Buchanan The First Gay President? Why Some Historians Think So

January 12, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteJames Buchanan, the only president to remain a bachelor his entire life, may have also been the first […]

Archaeologists Discover Thomas Jefferson’s Kitchen – Home Of Some Of America’s First Mac And Cheese

January 11, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThomas Jefferson’s slave chef, James Hemings, was responsible for popularizing many French dishes in the U.S. including Mac […]

The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches

January 9, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteBloodletting was used to draw “tainted” blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection […]

How Elisha Kane’s Failed Rescue Mission Revolutionized Arctic Exploration

January 4, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe data that Elisha Kane recorded in his journal proved to be an invaluable resource for understanding the […]

Inside The Government’s Secret Plan To Nuke Alaska

January 3, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteHow Project Chariot came close to detonating thermonuclear weapons in Alaska, and still managed to poison the area’s […]

54 Battle Of The Bulge Photos That Capture The Nazis’ Brutal Last Ditch Counteroffensive

December 22, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the Nazis had intended on surrounding the Allies, crushing them, and chasing […]

15 Bizarre Santa Claus Legends Around The World – Including The Ghoulish Krampus

December 21, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrom Santa Claus to Krampus, and everything in between, there are dozens of different Santa legends found around […]

The Story Of Dolly Oesterreich – The Woman Who Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic For Years

December 19, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteDespite having one husband and two boyfriends over the years, Dolly Oesterreich continued to keep her secret lover […]

Camp Century: The Secret Behind America’s Nuclear Ice City

December 19, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteConstructed by the United States during the Cold War, Camp Century was built so the Soviets never had […]

Turns Out The “Ice Cream Song” From Our Childhood Is Incredibly Racist

December 15, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe tune’s popularity in America and its association with ice cream trucks are the result of decades of […]

Operation Husky: How Mobster Lucky Luciano Aided The U.S. In WWII

December 15, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteAfter a mysterious attack and to prepare for the invasion of Sicily in Operation Husky, the U.S. turned […]

The Odyssey Of Charles Jenkins – The American Who Defected To North Korea And Couldn’t Leave

December 12, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteCharles Jenkins spent 40 years as a North Korean prisoner, after defecting from the U.S. Army in 1965. […]

The Twisted Life Of Cowboy Bob — The Robber Who Fooled The FBI

December 12, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe twists and turns of the Cowboy Bob case fooled even the most experienced FBI agents. Texas MonthlySecurity […]

5 Ridiculous Fidel Castro Assassination Attempts By The U.S.

December 11, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrom his love of cigars to his actual lover, no idea was a bad idea when it came […]

Revisiting The Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876

December 11, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was real life when meat […]

The Story of Cudjo Lewis — The Last Living Slave Brought To America

December 8, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteAs a slave, he went by the name “Cudjo,” a day-name given to boys born on a Monday, […]

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