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Can You Name All of These WWII Political Figures From an Image?

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When it comes to the ins and outs of WWII, there's no way you're staying out of the politics of it all. Instead, see how well you actually know the political landscape by naming these political figures.

Unraveling the Romanticized Story of Pocahontas

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History has twisted the story of Pocahontas into one of a mythical woman who saved John Smith, converted to Christianity and married an Englishman. The truth, however, isn't so rosy.

Operation Midnight Climax: A CIA Sex, Drugs and Surveillance Program

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In a bizarre experiment during the Cold War, the CIA used prostitutes and bordellos to lure customers only to drug them with LSD. It was all designed to achieve mind control.

Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist

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Bayard Rustin fought racism all his life as a civil rights activist, friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and organizer of the March on Washington.

Sorcery, Sex and Murder: The Parisian 'Affair of the Poisons' Had It All

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This sensational scandal involved sex, torture, witchcraft and poisoning. And the court of King Louis XIV, sending shockwaves through the aristocracy.

Debt Pictures

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Your personal debt may seem like an enormous burden, but these pictures will help put it into perspective. See debt pictures at HowStuffWorks.

What Are the Odds You've Met a Psychopath?

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Psychopathy isn't as rare as you may think. Find out where you may have rubbed elbows with a psychopath at HowStuffWorks Now.

The 'Hanged, Drawn and Quartered' Execution Was Even Worse than You Think

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This was no mere execution. In addition to being hanged until "almost" dead, body parts were taken out and burned before the head was cut off. And we haven't got to the quartering yet.

Are the Olympics Ever Canceled?

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people thought they should have been canceled outright, but has that ever happened before?

What Does 'Treason' Actually Mean?

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Though treason is the only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, few know what the word actually means and fewer still have ever been indicted for it.

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