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History Trivia: Parking Lot King
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What does King Richard III have to do with parking lots? And what does Middle Age rock music sound like? You've got questions, we've got answers.&#...

History Trivia: Rosetta Stone Discovery
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In 1799, one of Napoleon's captains uncovered what is today known as the Rosetta Stone, and delivered it to his superior. And that, everyone, is ho...

History Trivia: Virginia Hall
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Who was Virginia Hall, and how did she give Wonder Woman a run for her money? Hit play to find out. 

History Trivia: Harlem Renaissance
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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and artistic explosion in Harlem, NY during the 1920s. We'd say, "what a time to be alive," but it was quickl...

History Trivia: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre will make you feel way better about literally all of your past Valentine's Days. ...Unless you happened to be murd...

History Trivia: Lady Pirate Ching Shih
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WARNING: This video mentions prostitution and bad pirate behavior. Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

History Trivia: Chernobyl Aftermath
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Thank your lucky stars you weren't living near Chernobyl at the time of the nuclear accident in 1986. You can't take that "two heads are better tha...

History Trivia: Operation Tiger
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Fun fact: some performers believe that a bad dress rehearsal portends a great opening night. Not-so-fun fact: a war zone isn’t the best place to...

History Trivia: Muhammed Ali: Hostage Negotiator
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Float like a butterfly, sting like an actually pretty effective diplomat.

History Trivia: Ulysses Book Court Ruling
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Careful, kids-- we're about to get into some grade A literary scandalousness.

History Trivia: Dorothy Dix: Prison Reformer
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Prison isn't great, but it was a whole lot worse before Dorothy Dix came around and said, "Wow. No. Change this."

History Trivia: The Sandwich That Started WWI
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Has a bad sandwich ever just kind of thrown your whole day off? Well, have we got a story for you...

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