The Tussaud Test of Popularity
Although Madame Tussaud's museum is world-famous, the story of Marie Tussaud herself is less...
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Who was the real Robinson Crusoe?
In 1695, Alexander Selkirk ran away and joined a band of buccaneers. In 1704, after a fight with...
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In 1848, a preacher named John Humphrey Noyse founded the Oneida community. In this episode,...
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David Livingstone was a missionary working in Africa, and for six years he lost contact with the...
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Lakshmi Bai was born into wealthy family in 1830, but she was far from the typical aristocrat. In...
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
During Prohibition, the US was awash in booze-fueled crime. Gangsters feuded savagely to control...
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Who was the last French Bourbon?
The story of the House of Bourbon is pretty complicated. Luckily, Deblina and Sarah are here to...
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Haile Selassie wasn't just the last emperor of Ethiopia -- he is also hailed as a messiah. In...
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From hemlock to cyanide, poison has unfortunately played an integral part in many of history's...
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How did a Hollywood starlet invent cellular technology?
Hedy Lamarr was an extraordinarily beautiful film star, but she wasn't just another pretty face....
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The Last Years of the Red Eminence
Cardinal Richelieu wielded tremendous political power, but he also made more than a few enemies....
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Why did a riot start over Shakespeare?
As one of the most influential writers in the English language, Shakespeare is typically...
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The Rise and Fall of the Green Gallant
A man of many appellations -- Henry the Great, the Green Gallant -- King Henry IV was a very...
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Did Oliver Cromwell cancel Christmas?
Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan, military leader and powerful politician in the 17th-century...
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The Mysterious Death of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe was one of the most talented writers of the Elizabethan era, but his career...
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In addition to being the first Asian Nobel laureate, the multitalented Bengali poet Rabindranath...
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George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate
With four acres of floor space and over thirty bedrooms, the opulent Biltmore Estate occupies a...
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Roxelana has one of the strangest rags-to-riches stories in history. As a slave who entered...
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La Reconquista and the Alhambra
In the early 8th century, Moors occupied most of the Iberian peninsula. During the Reconquista,...
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Today, Franz Mesmer is hailed as the father of hypnosis. His original pursuit was called...
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