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How Blackbeard Lost His Head in a Fierce Battle at Sea
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Inmates Have ‘Miracle’ Baby Through Air Vent Without Ever Meeting
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The four Valenzuela sisters, a story of terror and horror
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Mariya Oktyabrskaya: The Woman Who Became a Tank Driver to Avenge Her Husband
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Whipped and Forced into Hard Labour for Small Thefts: Victorian Child Criminals in Rare Mugshots
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The Turkish Basket Men Who Helped Drunk People Get Home
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The Bravest Boy in the World: Jordan, 13, Gave His Life to Save His Brother
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How Walt Disney’s Housekeeper Secretly Died a Multi-Millionaire
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Iqbal Masih and the History of Child Labour in Pakistan
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