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In 1780, America suffered one of its biggest betrayals. Benedict Arnold, one of its leading commanders in the Revolutionary War,…
Amelia Earhart is still missing! Close to a century later, there’s still no trace of the legendary pilot and her…
On November 28, 1953, a fast-rising scientist fell off his 13th-floor New York City hotel window. Dr. Frank Olson’s death,…
Tough times never go away—and so does the art of survival. This art is best learned, not from the billionaires…
A small group of people can decide the fate of a whole nation. Their decision is final, and no one…
Do you ever look at politicians and maybe wonder if your vote counts? Well, if you do, you aren’t the…
“What is the point of a debt ceiling if we keep raising it?” — A viral tweet, 245K likes later,…