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The Story Of 5 Canadian Sisters Raised In A 'Baby Zoo'
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe started spreading the news right after he helped to deliver five identical girls in a farmhouse in Corbeil, Canada, on the morning of May 28, 1934.
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Jackie Kennedy's Fairy-Tale Wedding Was A Nightmare For Her Designer
The 1953 wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy was so perfect it is still being talked about more than 65 years later. As recently as 2017, gossip website The List was still calling it "the most beautiful wedding ever." It was a fairy tale worthy of the legendary couple who would preside over "Camelot."
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"I Floated Inside": Man Returns To Site Of UFO 'Abduction'
Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker say that they were abducted by aliens in 1973. Now, the site of their 'abduction' in Pascagoula, Mississippi has got a historical marker.
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Donald Trump Says Queen Elizabeth Was A Mechanic During World War II
During a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday, President Donald Trump noted the coming 75th anniversary of D-Day and the British royal family's steadfastness and dedication during World War II.
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Notre-Dame Was In Ruins. Victor Hugo's Novel About A Hunchback Saved It
Notre Dame has gone through a lot in its 856 years. It has endured ill-advised remodeling, revolutionary ransacking and pollution-induced decay. Hitler once had it slated for demolition.
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NASA Has Awkward History With Women in Space
Male astronauts can thank women for joining them in space for at least one particular reason. It meant the installation of the first toilets onboard spacecraft.
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The Plot To Assassinate America's First President - How It Was Foiled
It was the opening overture of the Revolutionary War. Boston had ditched its tea, Thomas Jefferson was finishing up the Declaration of Independence, and George Washington had brought the ragtag Continental Army to New York, where a British invasion was expected at any moment.
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"Dear Tech Firms": Woman Furious Over Baby Ads After Child Was Stillborn
I know you knew I was pregnant. It's my fault, I just couldn't resist those Instagram hashtags - #30weekspregnant, #babybump. And, silly me! I even clicked once or twice on the maternity-wear ads Facebook served up. What can I say, I am your ideal "engaged" user.
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The Story Of 5 Canadian Sisters Raised In A 'Baby Zoo'
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe started spreading the news right after he helped to deliver five identical girls in a farmhouse in Corbeil, Canada, on the morning of May 28, 1934.
-
Jackie Kennedy's Fairy-Tale Wedding Was A Nightmare For Her Designer
The 1953 wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy was so perfect it is still being talked about more than 65 years later. As recently as 2017, gossip website The List was still calling it "the most beautiful wedding ever." It was a fairy tale worthy of the legendary couple who would preside over "Camelot."
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"I Floated Inside": Man Returns To Site Of UFO 'Abduction'
Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker say that they were abducted by aliens in 1973. Now, the site of their 'abduction' in Pascagoula, Mississippi has got a historical marker.
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Donald Trump Says Queen Elizabeth Was A Mechanic During World War II
During a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday, President Donald Trump noted the coming 75th anniversary of D-Day and the British royal family's steadfastness and dedication during World War II.
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Notre-Dame Was In Ruins. Victor Hugo's Novel About A Hunchback Saved It
Notre Dame has gone through a lot in its 856 years. It has endured ill-advised remodeling, revolutionary ransacking and pollution-induced decay. Hitler once had it slated for demolition.
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NASA Has Awkward History With Women in Space
Male astronauts can thank women for joining them in space for at least one particular reason. It meant the installation of the first toilets onboard spacecraft.
-
The Plot To Assassinate America's First President - How It Was Foiled
It was the opening overture of the Revolutionary War. Boston had ditched its tea, Thomas Jefferson was finishing up the Declaration of Independence, and George Washington had brought the ragtag Continental Army to New York, where a British invasion was expected at any moment.
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"Dear Tech Firms": Woman Furious Over Baby Ads After Child Was Stillborn
I know you knew I was pregnant. It's my fault, I just couldn't resist those Instagram hashtags - #30weekspregnant, #babybump. And, silly me! I even clicked once or twice on the maternity-wear ads Facebook served up. What can I say, I am your ideal "engaged" user.
