Curiosities

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Basil Zaharoff made a fortune by selling weapons to anyone willing to buy them, yet his personal life remained largely in the shadows. Basil Zaharoff went by many names. Some knew him as...

After Puerto Rican singer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, sang in Spanish during the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, claims spread online that he had used foul language in his songs.  For example, U.S. Rep. Randy...

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A new boy band doesn’t usually start with Simon Cowell, a Netflix series, and a name that’s literally a date, but December 10 did! Seven members were pulled together for their voices, chemistry, and personality, and the result is a...

Infamously ruthless, Carmine "Lilo" Galante became best known for masterminding the heroin trade and the grisly gangland execution that ended his reign.On February 21, 1910, in an East Harlem tenement, one of the most notorious gangsters of the 20th...

Christensen, Laerke. "Don't Fall for This Photo of Trump, Epstein, Young Female and Children." Snopes, 2 Feb. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/photo-trump-epstein-children/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.Dapcevich, Madison. "Photos of Trump Alongside Diddy, Epstein Are Real." Snopes, 6 Dec. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/photos-trump-combs-epstein/. Accessed 6...

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The editors of the Chicago Daily Tribune were so sure that New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey was going to win the presidential election of 1948 that they sent the November 3rd issue to print with the headline "Dewey...

Claim: An image circulated online in February 2026 authentically shows Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rating: Following the U.S. Department of Justice's Jan. 30, 2026, release of more than 3 million files related to...

<!--qv q:id=70 q:key=vcaa:Dating apps might make you nostalgic for the charm of Regency-era courtship, but shows like Bridgerton make it look far more romantic than it actually was. In reality, every move was monitored, with family and friends shaping...