Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a jack of all trades. He was an accomplished swordsman, a military colonel, and a musical virtuoso, conductor, and composer. He was often referred to as the Black Mozart, which should tell you why his name is not as renowned as other musical geniuses. Being Black or mulatto hindered Chevalier de […]
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He goes by many names–Bigfoot, Yeti, Sasquatch. But in Australia, the huge, ape-like cryptid is known as the Yowie. Apeman legends can be found all across the planet, and Australia is no exception. Considering the size of the continent, and all of its unsettled land, the idea of something like a Yowie existing isn’t all
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How much money is a human life worth? For Maria Moore, the answer is $800,000. In 2018, Moore betrayed someone she cared about in order to cash in on his life insurance policy and make herself wealthy. It is a tragedy that Dominic Sarkar died for such a selfish reason. However, Moore and her partner-for-hire
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At the age of 59, Nancy Hayes-Green made her debut as “Aunt Jemima” at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. She became the first Black corporate model in American history hired to promote a nationally distributed product. In character, “Aunt Jemima” stood beside what was touted as the “world’s largest flour barrel”
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When Margaux Hemingway was born, she was born into greatness. It all had to do with her famous last name. A darling daughter to the Hemingway name, Margaux was always destined to live her life somewhat in the spotlight. Before her tragic end, she carved out a place for herself in the world totally different
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Some might call ley lines pseudoscience, but the idea of these ancient pathways has persisted. Connecting ancient sites, monuments, and structures, ley lines might be invisible to the naked eye. But they connect some of the most important places like vessels across the body of the world. Investigated by scholars and esoteric groups alike, the
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Do you know what version of the Bible you have at home? Because there are loads of them! The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, with at least five billion copies sold since 1500. Even the Guinness Book of World Records cannot ascertain how many Bibles have been sold since it was standardized
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While the American Civil War brewed, boiled over, and was resolved, another rebellion was taking place halfway across the world that was far more deadly. As China opened its borders to the rest of the world, the Chinese government lost the faith of its people. Political, social, and economic turbulence arose and sent the country
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Andrei Chikatilo, infamously known as the “Butcher of Rostov” and “The Red Ripper”, was a serial killer who terrorized the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s. His gruesome spree of rape and murders targeted primarily young children, adolescents, and women. In this article, we will examine the disturbing yet fascinating life of Andrei Chikatilo
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Like many things involving the settling of the Americas and early European contact with Native Americans, the mythology of a Native guide named Squanto has been twisted and convoluted over time. Squanto and the part he played in the history of the Thanksgiving holiday is more complicated than you might imagine. For instance, did you
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