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1973 was quite a year in American history. There was the stock market crash, an oil embargo, and shortages in electricity, onions, and gasoline. But…

We were groomed to exist off of a sugar diet. As I will show you, the sugar diet began taking root at the end of…

When the Iroquois Theater opened in Chicago on November 23, 1903, advertisers boasted that the building was completely fire-proof. The building had a total of…

Are vaccines a medical delusion? That was a question being asked by the authors of an ad that appeared in various U.S. newspapers in 1919….

When I first sat down to research the origin of the Yankee Doodle song, I thought that it was going to be a quick, one-hour…

The Flying Dutchman is one of the most well known ghost ships of the seas. Also known as the phantom ship of Van der Decken,…

While deserts are generally depicted as barren places full of sand and sun, they can also be full of wildlife, be covered in ice, and…

For a mere twenty-five cents, you could take a tour of PT Barnum’s show containing his most memorable freaks. Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy…

The ancient Sumerians were probably the first people to invent lipstick over 5,000 years ago. Their lipstick was nothing like the lipstick we use today….

Perillos of Athens, invented what came to be known as the brazen bull. Also called the bronze bull and the Bull of Phalaris, it was…