The Pony Express was a short-lived, but extremely important part of American history....
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September 26, 2017
Death Dance: The Town That Was Whipped Into A Fatal Dance Frenzy
During the dancing Plague of 1518, scores of people danced to their deaths....
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August 30, 2017
The French Postman Who Built A Palace He Saw In His Dreams
Ferdinand Cheval found a peculiar rock and used it to build a castle that he'd seen in his dreams years ten years earlier....
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The dark tale of Urbain Grandier is a cautionary tale of how quickly hysteria can give rise to violence....
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The ominous medical contraption that saved the life of thousands of polio victims....
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The story of Yehudis, the Biblical heroine who used her powers of seduction to save the nation of Israel....
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Polish social worker, Irena Sendler, was a relentless heroine, saving almost 2,500 Jewish children from death in the camps....
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