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Speedball: The Deadly Drug Cocktail That’s Claimed Too Many Lives

Speedballs have claimed the lives of several of your favorite celebrities, but its popularity doesn't seem to be declining.

By Katie Serena • Apr 3, 2018

Speedball: The Deadly Drug Cocktail That’s Claimed Too Many Lives

Speedballs have claimed the lives of several of your favorite celebrities, but its popularity doesn't seem to be declining.

By Katie Serena • April 3, 2018

Dr. Theodor Morell And The Untold Truth About Hitler’s Drug Habit

Dr. Theodor Morell turned Hitler into a full-fledged drug addict, prescribing him everything from opioids to bull prostate.

By Daniel Rennie • Apr 2, 2018

Dr. Theodor Morell And The Untold Truth About Hitler’s Drug Habit

Dr. Theodor Morell turned Hitler into a full-fledged drug addict, prescribing him everything from opioids to bull prostate.

By Daniel Rennie • April 2, 2018

How Alvin York Went From Pacifist To Decorated War Hero

Alvin York's moral code was strictly anti-violence. When he was forced to enlist in the army, he had to weigh his religious beliefs against his duty as a draftee.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 2, 2018

How Alvin York Went From Pacifist To Decorated War Hero

Alvin York's moral code was strictly anti-violence. When he was forced to enlist in the army, he had to weigh his religious beliefs against his duty as a draftee.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 2, 2018

Zeno’s Paradoxes Are 2,500 Years Old And Still As Mind-Bending As Ever

If Zeno's paradoxes seem confusing, you're not alone.

By William DeLong • Apr 2, 2018

Zeno’s Paradoxes Are 2,500 Years Old And Still As Mind-Bending As Ever

If Zeno's paradoxes seem confusing, you're not alone.

By William DeLong • April 2, 2018

Kailasa Temple, The Massive Temple Was Chiseled By Hand For More Than 20 Years

The Kailasa Temple was carved over dozens of years, under several rulers, out of a single piece of stone.

By William DeLong • Apr 2, 2018

Kailasa Temple, The Massive Temple Was Chiseled By Hand For More Than 20 Years

The Kailasa Temple was carved over dozens of years, under several rulers, out of a single piece of stone.

By William DeLong • April 2, 2018

The Story Of Russia’s Outrageous Tsar Tank

During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had one little problem.

By John Kuroski • Mar 31, 2018

The Story Of Russia’s Outrageous Tsar Tank

During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had one little problem.

By John Kuroski • March 31, 2018

The Story Of Pattie Boyd – Wife Of George Harrison And Eric Clapton

Pattie Boyd was the center of rock and roll's most epic love triangle.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 30, 2018

The Story Of Pattie Boyd – Wife Of George Harrison And Eric Clapton

Pattie Boyd was the center of rock and roll's most epic love triangle.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 30, 2018

Fritz Haber, Nobel Prize Winner And Father Of Chemical Warfare

Fritz Haber prevented many from starving and developed chemical gases that would kill many.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 30, 2018

Fritz Haber, Nobel Prize Winner And Father Of Chemical Warfare

Fritz Haber prevented many from starving and developed chemical gases that would kill many.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 30, 2018

Mutsuhiro Watanabe, The Twisted Japanese POW Guard Who Tortured An Olympian

Mutsuhiro Watanabe was so deranged as a prison guard that General Douglas MacArthur named him as one of the most wanted war criminals in Japan.

By Gina Dimuro • Mar 29, 2018

Mutsuhiro Watanabe, The Twisted Japanese POW Guard Who Tortured An Olympian

Mutsuhiro Watanabe was so deranged as a prison guard that General Douglas MacArthur named him as one of the most wanted war criminals in Japan.

By Gina Dimuro • March 29, 2018

25 Tragic Photos Of The Forgotten Genocide In Nazi-Occupied Poland

The death toll of the Holocaust wasn't 6 million, it was 11 million. These are some of the victims killed in Nazi-occupied Poland who often go overlooked.

By Laura Martisiute • Mar 29, 2018

25 Tragic Photos Of The Forgotten Genocide In Nazi-Occupied Poland

The death toll of the Holocaust wasn't 6 million, it was 11 million. These are some of the victims killed in Nazi-occupied Poland who often go overlooked.

By Laura Martisiute • March 29, 2018