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A January sale in 1855.

1344 upvotes • dannydutch1

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Dalia Dippolito reacting to the news that her husband had been murdered, only to find out the 'hitman' she hired was an undercover cop in a sting operation. It's such a wild story.

619 upvotes • dannydutch1

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An actual slave auction notice

211 upvotes • WaldenFont

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From 1994, OJ Simpson demonstrates his Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men, tips on staying healthy and not losing ones temper. Looks like a killer workout.

44 upvotes • dannydutch1

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The Lykov family fled to the Siberian wilderness to escape religious persecution by the Bolsheviks. They lived in complete isolation for 40 years, unaware of WWII, before being discovered in 1978.

43 upvotes • senorphone1

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During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in 1184, the second floor of a cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in what was called the Erfurt Latrine Disaster

37 upvotes • senorphone1

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Jack the baboon worked on the railway system in South Africa for 9 years — and never made a single mistake. He was a signal operator and assistant for double leg amputee, James "Jumper" Wide (who lost his legs whilst jumping between moving rail cars)

25 upvotes • dannydutch1

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On this in 1966, Revolver by The Beatles was released. Ray Davies from The Kinks wasn't impressed and wrote a pretty scathing review.

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Elite chess players can play multiple games simultaneously and blindfolded!

5 upvotes • Maximum_Bat_2276

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Meet Boston Corbett, the self-castrated hat maker who killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A January sale in 1855.	1344	dannydutch1
Dalia Dippolito reacting to the news that her husband had been murdered, only to find out the 'hitman' she hired was an undercover cop in a sting operation. It's such a wild story.	619	dannydutch1
An actual slave auction notice	211	WaldenFont
From 1994, OJ Simpson demonstrates his Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men, tips on staying healthy and not losing ones temper. Looks like a killer workout.	44	dannydutch1
The Lykov family fled to the Siberian wilderness to escape religious persecution by the Bolsheviks. They lived in complete isolation for 40 years, unaware of WWII, before being discovered in 1978.	43	senorphone1
During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in 1184, the second floor of a cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in what was called the Erfurt Latrine Disaster	37	senorphone1
Jack the baboon worked on the railway system in South Africa for 9 years — and never made a single mistake. He was a signal operator and assistant for double leg amputee, James "Jumper" Wide (who lost his legs whilst jumping between moving rail cars)	25	dannydutch1
On this in 1966, Revolver by The Beatles was released. Ray Davies from The Kinks wasn't impressed and wrote a pretty scathing review.	5	dannydutch1
Elite chess players can play multiple games simultaneously and blindfolded!	5	Maximum_Bat_2276
Meet Boston Corbett, the self-castrated hat maker who killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth	2	dannydutch1