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Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug 6, 2023 "This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of bein ...
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Did JFK Oppose Lewis Strauss' Cabinet Nomination?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 31, 2023 Christopher Nolan's film, "Oppenheimer," perhaps left some viewers wondering if a brief mention ...
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Was Land Used for Manhattan Project Previously Inhabited by Hispanos Who Were Forced Out?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 25, 2023 Some homesteaders were not compensated for their loss as Oppenheimer and his team of scientists ...
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Was Pope Benedict XVI a Member of the Hitler Youth?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jul 25, 2023 A picture allegedly showing him in the group went viral in 2023.
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Did Neil Armstrong Flub His First Words on the Moon?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 26, 2003 We knew what he meant.
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Did University Drop ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer Over Its Historical Connection to Racist Imagery?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 23, 2020 A national reckoning over racism and police brutality against Black people has bled into univers ...
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How Accurate Is 'The Price They Paid' Essay?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 27, 2005 A popular essay outlines the fates of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, but many o ...
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Did 3 Men Die After Being Trapped 16 Days in Sunken Pearl Harbor Battleship?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Dec 6, 2021 Navy personnel reported hearing tapping sounds apparently coming from the forward hull of the su ...
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Was the sinking of the Titanic planned by financier J.P Morgan?

False Rumor Suggests Sinking of Titanic Was Inside Job

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 15, 2022 We wish we could say that the memes pushing this rumor were created simply as a joke to troll co ...
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Were 'Mania' Patients in the 1800s Spun Around on a Big Chair to Calm Them Down?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 11, 2023 Present-day spin doctors had nothing on these ones.
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Was Memorial Day Created By Former Slaves to Honor Union War Dead?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 27, 2013 One legend associated with the creation of Memorial Day holds that it was started by former slav ...
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Did Franz Kafka Invent Letters from a Missing Doll to Comfort a Little Girl?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 9, 2021 "In the end, love will return in another way," the renowned author of "The Metamorphosis" was qu ...
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Train tracks.

Are U.S. Railroad Gauges Based on Roman Chariots?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 16, 2001 The eventual standardization of railroad gauge in the U.S. was due far less to a slavish devotio ...
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Two white men sit at the controls of an airplane in a black and white photograph.

Did Wright Brothers Fly Same Year NYT Said Flying Machines Could Take 10M Years To Develop?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 12, 2023 The claimed amount of time between the New York Times editorial being published and the Wright b ...
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Does This Pic Show Neil Armstrong's Family Watching Him Lift Off to Moon?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 11, 2023 LIFE magazine arranged for the astronaut's family to watch the liftoff from a boat the publisher ...
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Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022.

Is This Queen Elizabeth II on Her Coronation Day in 1953?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 19, 2022 Princess Elizabeth became queen at age 25, after the death of her father, King George VI.
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Yes, This Pic Shows Jet that Landed Safely After Roof Was Ripped Off Mid-Flight

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 29, 2023 A flight attendant was killed after being "sucked through the opening," and more than 60 people ...
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Did a Bargain Hunter Find Original Print of Declaration of Independence?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 29, 2000 A lucky bargain hunter got more than he bargained for when he purchased an old painting.
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Is This List of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' Real?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 16, 2000 A list of 'Communist Rules for Revolution' was supposedly discovered by Allied forces in Germany ...
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Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 23, 2016 Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was w ...
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