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One hundred years after the ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank, the tragedy still looms large in the popular psyche
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The massacre almost brought the United States to war against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but only one man was brought to trial: John D
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The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
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The man who brought The King to global fame kept his own past secret. But what exactly was Tom Parker hiding?
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Kids predict the darndest things
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The deadliest disaster in New York before 9/11 killed many women and children and ultimately erased a German community from the map of Manhattan
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In the years preceding the Internet, futurist books hinted at the massive information infrastructure that was to come
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Amid growing concerns that skyscrapers were blocking sunlight for people on the ground, a British architect proposed a novel solution
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The descendants of American presidents are the athletic trainers, lawyers, salesmen and executives of everyday life
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Sir Basil Zaharoff was the archetypal "merchant of death"—an arms salesman who made a career out of selling to both sides in a conflict
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Newlyweds who didn't want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a couple on the moon
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The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a domestic side.
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The secret of Glamis Castle—a concealed room, a hidden heir—was one of the great talking points of the 19th century. But will the mystery ever be resolved?
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The inventor, the celebrity and the royal highness couldn’t resist the draw of making a grand gesture to the love of their life
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A 1930 book argued that women's "liberation from the dangers of childbirth" would be a crucial first step toward gender equality
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The plot to kill Michael Malloy for life-insurance money seemed foolproof—until the conspirators actually tried it
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Thankfully, this Super Bowl spectacle never had a wardrobe malfunction
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Why bother with cloning and time travel, when your dream safari awaits on a nearby planet?
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