How do you think children are different from 50 years ago? Things are always changing and these are some from the last handful of decades. The first years of life are more important than previously understood. Researchers now know that early childhood experiences strongly influence brain development, learning abilities, emotional regulation, and future health. The …
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Do you know about these crazy killers and why they said they killed? For attention or just to know how it felt, it doesn’t get much crazier than that. “I wanted to know what it felt like.” One of the most disturbing motives ever described is simple curiosity. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered 14-year-old …
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Did you read 10 True Stories That Sound Completely Made Up: Part One? Because this is part two. The Man Who Invented an Entire Country In the early 1820s, Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor claimed to be the ruler of a prosperous Central American nation called Poyais. He published detailed books describing fertile farmland, modern cities, …
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The British monarchy gets a lot of attention worldwide, for varying reasons. Some people enjoy the drama and gossip, while others are drawn to the centuries of pomp and tradition. Some of those ceremonies, however, are decidedly odd or just straight-up outlandish. But that’s what you get when you carry some traditions over hundreds of …
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Do you have reasons we shouldn’t trust the government? Like the water and food supply for instance? Tuskegee Syphilis Study – For decades, researchers observed Black men with syphilis without properly informing them or providing available treatment. MKUltra – The CIA funded secret mind-control and drug experiments, some involving unwitting participants. Watergate scandal – A …
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Do you know about these strange but true historical events that happened? Like The Great Emu War or The London Beer Flood? Dancing Plague of 1518 – In 1518, dozens of people in Strasbourg reportedly began dancing uncontrollably for days. Some accounts claimed the event continued for weeks, and historians still debate the exact cause. …
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Do you know all these crazy stories about humans, like the Man in the Iron Mask? Or what Joshua Norton did? The Man in the Iron Mask – A mysterious prisoner held in France during the late 1600s whose identity was deliberately concealed. Stories claim he wore a velvet or iron mask, inspiring centuries of …
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Do you know all about these accidental inventions? Like silly putty or potato chips? Alexander Fleming – Discovered penicillin in 1928 after noticing that mold had accidentally contaminated a petri dish and killed nearby bacteria. The mistake helped create modern antibiotics. Percy Spencer – Discovered the idea behind the microwave oven when a candy bar …
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Which unusual and mysterious places do you think you’ll see on this list? For instance, do you know about Snake Island? Catacombs of Paris – A massive underground network containing the bones of millions of people. The tunnels stretch for hundreds of miles beneath the city, though only parts are open to visitors. Darvaza Gas …
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Do you know these dark and creepy true stories? The Elisa Lam story is absolutely wild and so sad, if you don’t know it already. Dyatlov Pass Incident – In 1959, nine experienced hikers died in Russia’s Ural Mountains. Their tent was found cut open from the inside, and the group had fled into freezing …
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