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Lover of the Russian Queen
Rasputin, otherwise lovingly known as the "Mad Monk", was a close confidante and influential advisor to the Romanovs of the Russian empire. He was especially close with Alexandra and their only son Tsarevich Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. Alexandra felt vulnerable due to Alexei's very delicate condition, so she turned to the faith healer for guidance which she needed in most[...]
You Can Checkout Anytime You'd Like but You Can Never Leave
The Hotel del Coronado overlooking the San Francisco Bay, has hosted famous celebrities such as Babe Ruth, Charlie Chaplin, Brad Pitt and Madonna. It's most famous visitor however, Kate Morgan, has never left. Stories of ghostly occurrences have been circulating at the hotel, since the young woman[...]
The Flying Tailor
Franz Reichelt was an Austrian-born French inventor and tailor who was to become a great parachuting pioneer. Reichelt had been obsessed with the idea of developing a suit that would itself convert into a parachute upon jumping and had been relentlessly testing mostly successful prototypes with dummies.At the time there was no parachute that had successfully been employed in a jump from[...]
Solving the Mystery of the Deaths of Historical Figures
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate General during the American Civil War. He died, at the age of 39, on May 10, 1853 after being shot in the arm and hand with three bullets fired by one of his soldiers. He was a healthy man, didn't smoke or drink, never had any serious problems[...]
Died Laughing
We've all heard the phrase "I just about died laughing" but did you know it can actually happen? Whether from heart failure, seizures or other conditions, there are some people who have left this world in the midst of a good belly laugh.Calchas was a Greek soothsayer during the time of the Trojan War. One day he was planting grapevines when another soothsayer wandered by and foretold[...]
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