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The Curse Of Konzo May 01, 2018

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In 1981, an international group of doctors identified the devastating disease behind a perplexing outbreak of paralysis in northern Mozambique.

A Jarring Revelation Mar 29, 2018

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Amanda Theodosia Jones was a 19th-century poet, entrepreneur, and inventor who found inspiration in some unlikely places.

Death By Derivatives Nov 20, 2017

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The opening of a canal in 1848 led to the birth of modern financial derivatives, and the early demise of some of the men who traded them

Ghoulish Acts & Dastardly Deeds Jul 29, 2017

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In the 1950s, an anonymous terrorist planted a pipe bomb in a New York City public space. Then another. And another.

No Country For Ye Olde Men Jul 17, 2017

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Britain’s practice of transporting convicts to American colonies was a fearsome punishment, but not for the chronic criminal James Dalton.

Fire And Dice Jun 12, 2017

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The story of a tragic hotel fire of Rube Goldberg proportions.

The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant Apr 11, 2017

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As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one.

The Greatest Baroque Composer Never Known Mar 06, 2017

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A 300-year-old hunt for the unsung hero of Salzburg.

Foreign Exchanges Dec 28, 2016

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He made a name for himself organizing the world’s most important economic conference, only to have it tarnished by an outrageous accusation.

Starving For Answers Nov 30, 2016

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During WWII, 36 American conscientious objectors volunteered as subjects in a brutal science experiment to measure the body's response to starvation.