Kyle Climans articles

THINGS

Probably the most iconic patheon of all the ancient mythologies, the lives of the Greek Gods were filled with more scandal than any modern tabloid.

THINGS

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. When it came to the Wars of the roses, truer words were never spoken.

PEOPLE

In 1921, FDR was believed to have polio, leaving him paralyzed. But new evidence suggests it was actually Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

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After fighting off invaders for nearly 1,000 years, Constantinople finally fell because someone accidentally left a gate open.

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In the late 70s, Aerosmith narrowly escaped death when planning an upcoming tour—but inadvertently, another band paid for it with their lives.

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During a food shortage in WWI, an army supply ship docked in Amsterdam and had to fight off men and women looting the supplies.

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300 million years ago, the conditions on Earth allowed insects and other arthropods to get bigger than they’ve ever been, before or since.

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The Druids regularly practiced human sacrifice by burning criminals alive inside a large, wooden effigy of a man.

PEOPLE

After Buffalo Bill Cody was dead and buried, two American towns started a bizarre feud over his remains.



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