Stede Bonnet, the real-life ’gentleman’ pirate who inspired ’Our Flag Means Death’
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The long history of the figurative 'literally'—and eight great writers who used it
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How codebreakers decrypted a trove of long-lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots
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When hundreds of vampire-hunting children invaded a Scottish cemetery — and helped spur a comic book ban
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A brief history of 'Unsolved Mysteries'
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The Polish doctors who used science to outwit the Nazis
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Eight surprising literary Easter eggs
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Five people who were amazingly productive in quarantine
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Canada’s international hair freezing competition
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Why do people say "Jesus H. Christ," and where did the "H" come from?
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Where did the term "86" come from?
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How did Americans lose their British accents
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Traumatic license: An oral history of Action Park
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