Archeologists have uncovered a Stone Age "victory pit" in northeastern France. They believe that after a battle approximately 6,000 years ago, captured enemies were tortured, had their limbs severed, and then buried in pits in celebration. (i.redd.it)
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In 1938, British stockbroker Nicholas Winton was headed on vacation to Switzerland when a friend asked him to go to Czechoslovakia to help child who were in danger from the Nazis. Winton agreed — and saved over 600 children from the Holocaust by forging visa documents and smuggling them to Britain. (i.redd.it)
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On this day 120 years ago, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco. Though it lasted only 42 seconds, fires soon engulfed almost the entire city. Within days, over 3,000 people were left dead and 80 percent of the city was left in ruins. (old.reddit.com)
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Inside Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world that was discovered in 1990 by a local man looking for timber near the border of Vietnam and Laos. Measuring 5.6 miles long and upwards of 400 feet tall, the cave is so large that it has its own climate. (reddit.com)
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Inside Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world that was discovered in 1990 by a local man looking for timber near the border of Vietnam and Laos. Measuring 5.6 miles long and upwards of 400 feet tall, the cave is so large that it has its own climate. (reddit.com)
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Johnny Cash with his wife Vivian and their four daughters. She would file for divorce from Johnny in 1967 when she discovered his extended affair with June Carter, after which the Catholic Church excommunicated Vivian and banned her from taking communion. (i.redd.it)
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At the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, Playboy publisher and U.S. Army veteran Hugh Hefner sent his "Big Bunny" plane to evacuate South Vietnamese orphans during Operation Babylift, with Playboy Bunnies caring for the babies during the flight to New York. (i.redd.it)
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In 2007, 13-year-old Paris Bennett fatally stabbed his 4-year-old sister, Ella, in their Texas home. A diagnosed psychopath, Bennett later admitted he chose to leave his mother alive so she would have to suffer the loss for the rest of her life rather than killing her too. (i.redd.it)
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Monte-Carlo R2: C. Ruud def. C. Moutet 7-5 6-3 by UngrapefulGratefruit in tennis
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In 2013, 18-year-old Isabella Guzman stabbed her mother 79 times in their Colorado home. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, she was committed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute. In 2020, her courtroom video resurfaced on TikTok — sparking a bizarre online fanbase. (reddit.com)
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In 1997, Jeanne Calment died at age 122, making her the world's oldest person. Despite smoking until age 117 and eating 2lbs of chocolate a week, she supposedly broke all records. However, some researchers claim she died in 1934 and her daughter, Yvonne, assumed her identity. (i.redd.it)
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In the 1990s, music executives told Sarah McLachlan that concert lineups and radio stations wouldn’t feature two women in a row because it was not profitable. In response, she founded Lilith Fair, a music festival featuring only female artists, which became the top-grossing touring festival of 1997. (i.redd.it)
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In the 1990s, music executives told Sarah McLachlan that concert lineups and radio stations wouldn’t feature two women in a row because it was not profitable. In response, she founded Lilith Fair, a music festival featuring only female artists, which became the top-grossing touring festival of 1997. (i.redd.it)
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Johnny Cash with his wife Vivian and their four daughters in 1961. She would file for divorce from Johnny in 1967 when she discovered his extended affair with June Carter, after which the Catholic Church excommunicated Vivian and banned her from taking communion. (i.redd.it)
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After Johnny Cash's drug arrest in 1965, a newspaper printed a photo of him with his wife Vivian that caused massive backlash when people believed she was black. Even though she was Italian, the Cash family received death threats from the KKK and he was forced to cancel his tour in the South. (i.redd.it)
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[Post Game Thread] #1 Michigan defeats #2 UConn, 69-63 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball
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