In 1798, the U.S. went to war with France—sort of
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Wiki Wormhole
We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,664,405-week series, Wiki Wormhole.
America once took 32 tons of shark fins to court
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The only thing worse than dying on stage is actually dying on stage
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The greatest trick this magician ever pulled was convincing 1900s Europe he wasn’t a dick
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The Muscogee maintained independence against colonizers for 200 years
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Meet the man who might have been the real-life Lone Ranger
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In 1862, a slave hijacked a Confederate ship and became a national hero
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20 years ago, the world lost a singular comic talent in Phil Hartman
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Forget the Bermuda Triangle—legends speak of a lost ship in the California desert
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17th-century French Opera’s a lot more fun when the singer also sword-fights
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Tomato, ToMacco: Farmers are elevating their crops with vertical farming
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From Calisota to Moosylvania, America has a lot of made-up states
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Ghosts are haunting Hollywood
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"Till death do us part" is no obstacle to a posthumous marriage
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This folkloric animal’s only real-life power is cuteness
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Greetings from the UFO zealots who say aliens created life on Earth
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Hitler goes west: The secret plans for Nazi America
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Here’s how we’re trying to get to space without rockets
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In your face, gravity: A look at the most visionary, ridiculously tall structures
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