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Malicious Compliance: The Car Company That Sabotaged the Nazis
Sometimes, the best resistance looks like obedience. During the Nazi occupation of France, the Citroën automobile factory seemed to be cooperating — manufacturing trucks for the German military like any […]
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The Cincinnati Zoo’s Darkest Exhibit: Native Americans on Display
In 1896, Native Americans were put on public display at the Cincinnati Zoo as part of a fabricated “village” exhibit. It wasn’t just Cincinnati—similar human exhibitions took place around the […]
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The Lufthansa Heist: Millions Stolen, Millions Missing
In 1978, a group of mobsters pulled off the largest cash robbery in American history — and thought they’d gotten away clean.But almost immediately, the heist started to unravel in […]
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Painless Parker and the Bucket of Teeth
He pulled teeth in the middle of the street while a marching band played behind him. He claimed to make dentistry painless—and got sued for saying so. But instead of […]
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Real Life Jaws: The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks
In the scorching summer of 1916, terror lurked beneath the waves as a mysterious sea predator turned the Jersey Shore into a hunting ground. Over twelve harrowing days, swimmers vanished […]
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A Secret German Plot: The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret message, a bold promise, and a fateful mistake—when Germany reached out to Mexico with a shocking proposal, they never expected British spies to be listening. As the telegram’s […]
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The U.S. Government Killed 10K People with Alcohol – REWIND
Originally released April 11, 2022. Bootlegging was an inevitable result of 1920s Prohibition in the U.S. And when the government tried to solve the problem, they ended up with a […]
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Bucket List: The Internet Can’t Believe This Mandela Effect – REWIND
Originally published February 28, 2022. The Internet has been blowing up recently with people who can’t believe this claim: That the phrase “Bucket List” originated with the 2007 Rob Reiner […]
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The Most Kissed Girl in the World – REWIND
Originally released Sept. 20, 2021. When the Laerdal Toy Company was tasked with creating the very first mannequin for practicing CPR, they used a familiar face – it was that […]
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Mutiny in Space – The 1973 Skylab Incident
In 1973, the three astronauts aboard Skylab 4 staged NASA’s first (and only) space mutiny, rebelling against an overwhelming workload and mission control’s rigid oversight. For one dramatic day, they […]
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