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Dark History
The Men Who Broke the Rules and Lived
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Dark History
On June 15, 1904, the steamboat General Slocum caught fire in New York's East River during a church picnic outing, killing an estimated 1,021 of the 1,358 passengers — mostly German immigrant women and children from the Little Germany neighborhood — after Captain William Van Schaick ran the boat aground at North Brother Island.
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Animal Oddities
Male seahorses are the only species where males get pregnant and can give birth to 2,000 babies at once
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Heartwarming Humanity
A homeless veteran in Philadelphia used his last $20 to buy gas for a stranded motorist, and strangers raised $400,000 for him in gratitude.
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Unbelievable Records
The fastest recorded sneeze travels at 100 mph and can spread droplets up to 26 feet away from the sneezer
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Science Gone Wrong
In 1962, a failed NASA rocket launch accidentally created the largest man-made light show visible from 1,000 miles away
