H.H. Holmes and the Mysteries of Murder Castle, Part 2
In the first part of this episode, Deblina and Sarah covered Herman K. Mudgett's early life,...
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The Halifax Explosion was one of history's worst man-made, non-nuclear explosions. The disaster...
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Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
The men who are usually credited with discerning DNA's structure won the Nobel Prize in 1962, but...
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The Death of Stonewall Jackson
As a Confederate surgeon, Dr. MacGuire's first assignment was under the command of Lieutenant...
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Today, Vincent van Gogh has come to fit our idea of the tortured artist. Aside from his art, he's...
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Many think of alchemy as a fool’s pursuit, but alchemy has a rich history closely tied to...
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Dogs have been used in war for a long time and are still used today. In this episode, Sarah and...
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Who was the Indiana Jones of Botany?
Nikolai Vavilov traveled to 64 countries gathering seeds and plants and established the first...
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She’s one of Britain's best-loved queens, but Victoria’s parentage made her an unlikely heir....
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Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim
Queen Victoria loved two men: Prince Albert, and after his death, her servant, John Brown. Late...
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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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Since its publication in 1934, The Little Prince has become one of the world's most well-known...
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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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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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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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During the Middle Ages, thousands of faithful Catholics believed in the story of a female pope...
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Why is Richard I called the Lionheart?
Today, Richard I -- better known as Richard the Lionheart -- is an iconic, legendary figure in...
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Why did Henry Ford build a city in the Amazon?
Anxious to control his own rubber company, Henry Ford built a utopian community in the midst of...
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Who was the Last Queen of Hawaii?
Born in 1838, Lili'uokalani became the queen of Hawaii in 1891. Unfortunately, she was destined...
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