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Did Buzz Aldrin Take Communion on the Moon?

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David Mikkelson
Mar 7, 2010 Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin said he wanted to perform "some appropriate symbolic act regardi ...
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That Time Feb. 30 Was a Real Date on the Calendar

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 13, 2023 If you were born on a Leap Day and find that aggravating, imagine being born on a day that then ...
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Did Robert F. Kennedy Say People Who ‘Stop History in Its Tracks’ ‘Fear the Future’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Mar 1, 2023 They “invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed,” he allegedly said.
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Could Women Not Do These 9 Things in 1971?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 3, 2019 A viral list recounts some of the bumps on the road to gender equality.
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Do These Photos Show a 1939 Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 21, 2020 It wasn't the only Nazi rally to take place in 1930s New York.
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Did Nixon Hide Proof of Alien Life in a Time Capsule?

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 23, 2018 A shadowy Watergate-era figure who claims he had personal access to Richard Nixon says the presi ...
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Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm... Protect Her Eyes?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 3, 2021 WARNING: This history lesson begins with a decidely NSFW meme.
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Is This a Real Article Claiming Frida Kahlo 'Gleefully Dabbles in Art'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 29, 2021 A Detroit newspaper article, allegedly written in 1933, reviewed the iconic artist before she wa ...
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A screenshot of a Facebook post from Only In Boston says, "The Pledge of Allegiance was written and published at 209 Columbus Avenue in Boston. Built in 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974." Below it is a picture of an orange building in a city with an American flag on top. The background is the picture of the city filling the entire frame.

Is the Building Where Pledge of Allegiance Was Written Now a Nightclub?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb 6, 2023 Besides the club, the building also houses an injury center and a fitness center.
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Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming proposed in 1915 that his British intelligence agents use semen as invisible ink which likely stopped after the smell became an issue.

Did Capt. Cumming Suggest Semen as Invisible Ink in WWI?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 13, 2022 And don't forget about Dr. Condom, too.
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Did Martin Luther King Jr. Pay the Hospital Bill for Julia Roberts’ Birth?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 4, 2023 The Oscar-winning actress has a special connection to MLK and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Are These the Most Banned Books in Public Schools and Libraries in the US?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 21, 2021 Classic books in libraries and schools have had many complaints filed against them.
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Jam, Food, Plant

Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 17, 2021 The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small village in France.
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Did Thomas Edison’s Mother Lie About a Letter Expelling Him from School?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 1, 2016 A heartwarming anecdote tells of the future inventor's mother fibbing to her son about his expul ...
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Martin Luther King Jr aka MLK once wrote in a letter words that later became a quote about a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

Is MLK's 'Disobey Unjust Laws' Quote Real?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 16, 2023 The genuine quote often appears in memes on social media.
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Did Jimmy Carter Say Robert E. Lee Was ‘Never Filled With Hatred’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 16, 2023 He was not the first Democrat to praise the Confederate leader.
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Did the FBI Send MLK a Letter Telling Him To Kill Himself?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 25, 2022 The anonymous letter purported to reveal secrets about Martin Luther King Jr.’s sex life.
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The Times on the odious creep of the nanny state

Did London Times Editorialize Against Being 'Bullied into Health' in 1800s?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 15, 2023 "We prefer to take our chance with cholera and the rest than be bullied into health," a mid-19th ...
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Person, Human, Art

Did a Jameson Whiskey Heir Buy a Slave Girl to Watch Her Get Cannibalized?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 8, 2021 In 2021, social media posts referenced a 130-year-old scandal and a horrifying anecdote from a c ...
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Are Buildings in Hong Kong Designed with Holes Known as 'Dragon Gates'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 2, 2023 It's not literal so much as it's about feng shui.
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