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    In Back to the Future (1985) when Marty McFly scares George McFly into following his plan, the cassette he plays him is labelled as "Edward Van Halen". This is because the band de…

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    In Back to the Future (1985) when Marty McFly scares George McFly into followin…
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    Ingrid Bergman had an affair with a womanizing Italian director & bore him a child out of wedlock. The affair was so vilified that a U.S. senator took to the Senate floor in 1…

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    Ingrid Bergman had an affair with a womanizing Italian director & bore him…
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    Pictured below in a hospital bed is 12-year-old Piedad Martínez del Águila, the eldest of ten children born to a Spanish working-class family. As the oldest, Piedad was burdened w…

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    Pictured below in a hospital bed is 12-year-old Piedad Martínez del Águila, the…
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    In 2012, a British couple, John and Frances Canning, sent a lighthearted invitation to Queen Elizabeth II for their wedding, which was taking place at the Manchester Town Hall on…

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    In 2012, a British couple, John and Frances Canning, sent a lighthearted invita…
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    A cabin on board the Aachen, a 19th-century steamship hit by a torpedo in July 1915. Now located at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. More rare historical photos:

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    A cabin on board the Aachen, a 19th-century steamship hit by a torpedo in July…
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    Cat saves her kittens from cobra attack. The scariest animals on earth:

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    Early 20th-century New York skyscraper construction was extremely dangerous, as workers labored without hard hats, harnesses, nets, or guardrails. Falls were so common that estima…

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    25-year-old Missouri woman, Patricia Stallings, gave birth to a son named Ryan in April 1989. Three months later, Ryan became ill and was taken to the hospital, where doctors foun…

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    25-year-old Missouri woman, Patricia Stallings, gave birth to a son named Ryan…
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    The Lykovs were a family cut off from all human contact for 40 years in the Siberian wilderness. They were completely unaware that World War 2 had occurred. Lost in Time: The Incr…

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    The Lykovs were a family cut off from all human contact for 40 years in the Sib…
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    Jimmy Carter at his Naval graduation with his future wife Rosalynn and his mother on June 5, 1946. Historical figures when they were young:

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    Jimmy Carter at his Naval graduation with his future wife Rosalynn and his moth…
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    Mariska Hargitay in the 80’s The coolest old school photos:

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    Mariska Hargitay in the 80’s The coolest old school photos:
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    In 2006, Ryan Waller, who was then 18, was shot in the head during a home invasion in Phoenix. His girlfriend, Heather Quan, was tragically killed. After the attack, the authoriti…

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    Lars Mittank was a 28-year-old man from Germany who vanished on July 8, 2014, near Varna Airport in Bulgaria. He had been on vacation with friends at the Golden Sands resort when…

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    Lars Mittank was a 28-year-old man from Germany who vanished on July 8, 2014, n…
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    SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in the Great Lakes during a storm on November 10, 1975. Her crew of 29 perished, and no bodies were recovered.…

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    SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in the Gre…
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    Adam Sandler’s love interests in Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Little Nicky (2000), Pixels (2015), & Hubie Halloween (2020) all have a doubl…

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    Adam Sandler’s love interests in Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), Th…
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    Claudia Cardinale by Angelo Frontoni, 1960s. See more photos:

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    Claudia Cardinale by Angelo Frontoni, 1960s. See more photos:
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    Richard A. Jones was picked out of a lineup of potential robbers 20 years ago. He was 25 at the time and had two daughters. The problem? He didn’t commit the crime. Incredibly, he…

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    Richard A. Jones was picked out of a lineup of potential robbers 20 years ago.…
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    Christopher Scarver, the inmate who later killed serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has said that one factor behind the attack was Dahmer’s behavior in prison, including shaping his fo…

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    Christopher Scarver, the inmate who later killed serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer,…
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    Dr. Lewis Sayre treating scoliosis, checking the curvature of the spine, 1870s. More rare photos:

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    Dr. Lewis Sayre treating scoliosis, checking the curvature of the spine, 1870s.…
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    In 1997, Guo Gangtang’s two-year-old son, Guo Xinzhen, was abducted near their home in Shandong, China. For the next 24 years, Guo rode more than 500,000 kilometers by motorcycle,…

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    In 1997, Guo Gangtang’s two-year-old son, Guo Xinzhen, was abducted near their…
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    "Norwegian singer AURORA (Aurora Aksnes) has always seemed touched by something otherworldly. Born in Stavanger in 1996 and raised in Høle and Os, she was already writing her own…

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    "Norwegian singer AURORA (Aurora Aksnes) has always seemed touched by something…
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    The goblin shark is a deep sea creature that's been spotted less than 50 times since its discovery. Sculpture by Adelle Caunce! More creepy photos:

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    The goblin shark is a deep sea creature that's been spotted less than 50 times…
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    Winston Churchill smoked an estimated 8 to 10 cigars a day from the age of 21 until his death at 90. He developed the habit during a stay in Cuba in 1895, believing cigars helped…

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    In The Dark Knight (2008), Joker is constantly licking his lips. This is actually because of the prosthetic scars that Heath Ledger wore. They kept falling off, so Heath would lic…

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    In The Dark Knight (2008), Joker is constantly licking his lips. This is actual…
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    Auschwitz officer Irma Grese on trial for war crimes at only 22 years old, September 1945. Learn more:

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    Auschwitz officer Irma Grese on trial for war crimes at only 22 years old, Sept…
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    Patricia Meehan was a 37-year-old woman from Montana who vanished after a car accident on April 20, 1989. She was driving along Highway 200 near the town of Circle when her vehicl…

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    Patricia Meehan was a 37-year-old woman from Montana who vanished after a car a…
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    Mentally ill patients in England, 1910 More creepy photos:

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    Mentally ill patients in England, 1910 More creepy photos:
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    In Titanic (1997), the iceberg that the R.M.S. Titanic hits actually fits the physical description made by a survivor on board, Joseph Scarrott. "Well, it struck me at the time th…

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    In Titanic (1997), the iceberg that the R.M.S. Titanic hits actually fits the p…
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    24-year-old Marine Sgt. Tyler Ziegel and 21-year-old Rene Kline on their wedding day. She divorced him a year later. He died in 2012 from a combination of drugs and alcohol. More…

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    24-year-old Marine Sgt. Tyler Ziegel and 21-year-old Rene Kline on their weddin…
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    Woody Guthrie suffered from and died of Huntington's disease, the same hereditary illness that claimed his mother’s life. Two of his daughters also died from the disease, while hi…

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