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During the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692, how did Giles Corey historically respond while being crushed to death?
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Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin allegedly ordered a rogue scientist named Ilya Ivanov to create an invincible army of half-human, half-ape super-soldiers in the…
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If you're going to lose a facial appendage over an algebra dispute, you might as well replace it with solid bling. The brilliant 16th-century astronomer got…
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