Depending on who you talk to, Katie Autry was either a sweet, innocent young woman…
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Even before the newspaper story, even before anyone reported it, a man named Urban Raef…
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Without doubt, one of the biggest surprises for first time visitors to Chicago is the…
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On the night of October 9th, 1871 sailors on the deck of the schooner C.I.…
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Early 19th century history is filled with men of consequence. But in an era when…
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MichiganThe Midwest
Labyrinth: The Perplexing Maze of the Robison Family Murders in Good Hart, Michigan
The smell was something awful. It wafted in on the breeze, making the members of…
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The Law of Unintended Consequences says that intervening in complex systems tends to create unanticipated…
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OhioThe Midwest
Tallest, Steepest, Fastest: The Roller Coaster Capital of the World at Cedar Point, OH
A roller coaster is a funny thing. It seems dangerous, but it’s actually quite safe.…
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On November 6th, 1829 a man dressed in a white shirt and spinner pants stepped…
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New YorkThe East
Sliding into First: Examining Baseball’s Pointless Plunge into Irrelevance at Cooperstown, NY
Sliding into first base is dumb. Diving head first into a thick, immovable bag at…