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  • Thomas Selfridge: The Aviation Legend Who Became the First Person to Die in a Plane Crash
    June 10, 2021

    Thomas Selfridge: The Aviation Legend Who Became the First Person to Die in a Plane Crash

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  • How Al Capone Revolutionized Food Safety With Milk Expiration Dates
    June 6, 2021

    How Al Capone Revolutionized Food Safety With Milk Expiration Dates

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  • Bob Dole on Doling Out the Housework
    June 5, 2021

    Bob Dole on Doling Out the Housework

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  • I Can’t Come to Work Today — I’m Too Busy Being a Deity
    May 25, 2021

    I Can’t Come to Work Today — I’m Too Busy Being a Deity

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  • The True Story of the Pre-Teen Pirate of the Caribbean
    March 29, 2021

    The True Story of the Pre-Teen Pirate of the Caribbean

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  • Meet the Chimp Who Made a Monkey Out of Wall Street
    March 24, 2021

    Meet the Chimp Who Made a Monkey Out of Wall Street

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  • Some of the Articles We Never Got Around To
    March 5, 2021

    Some of the Articles We Never Got Around To

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  • It is Illegal to Resign from the British Parliament
    March 3, 2021

    It is Illegal to Resign from the British Parliament

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  • The Napoleonic Influence on American Law Enforcement
    February 16, 2021

    The Napoleonic Influence on American Law Enforcement

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  • Cotton Candy Was Invented by a Dentist
    January 9, 2021

    Cotton Candy Was Invented by a Dentist

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  • No Passport and No Visa? No Problem at Svalbard
    January 3, 2021

    No Passport and No Visa? No Problem at Svalbard

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  • 14 Fun Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
    December 9, 2020

    14 Fun Facts About Edgar Allan Poe

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  • Meet the Man Who Sold the Brooklyn Bridge Over 3,000 Times
    November 6, 2020

    Meet the Man Who Sold the Brooklyn Bridge Over 3,000 Times

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  • The Chief Justice Who Had All of His Trial Cases Reversed on Appeal
    October 30, 2020

    The Chief Justice Who Had All of His Trial Cases Reversed on Appeal

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  • The Pepper and the Friendship that Endured Beyond War
    October 23, 2020

    The Pepper and the Friendship that Endured Beyond War

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