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In 1813, future President Andrew Jackson was shot in the arm in a bar fight against two men, & was told it would have to be amputated. Jackson refused, seeking out the help of a Cherokee medicine man who successfully treated his arm. Decades later Jackson ruthlessly ethnically cleansed the Cherokee

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113995443 months ago

In 1928, the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, heard that a Muslim cleric had made disparaging remarks about his wife not wearing a Hijab in public. In response, the Shah violated one of the most sacred rules of Islamic culture by walking directly into a mosque & beating the cleric unconscious with a cane

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83923552 months ago

Drug kingpin Frank Lucas was photographed outside Madison Square Garden in a $50,000 chinchilla coat and a $10,000 hat before the Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight in 1971. His lavish outfit caught the attention of the FBI, leading to increased scrutiny of his operations.

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55592093 months ago

In 2004, Merrian Carver vanished two days into an Alaskan cruise. Despite a staff member raising concerns, no action was taken, and her disappearance went unreported. Her belongings were simply boxed and stored after the cruise. She has never been found.

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3812482 months ago

Bonnie Haim disappeared in 1993. At the time, her 3-year-old son claimed his father had murdered her, but nobody believed him. 20 years later, the son dug up his mom's remains in the backyard, while making changes to the home.

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3483412 months ago

Gary Webb was an American journalist who alleged that the CIA was linked to covert operations involving the trafficking of crack cocaine into the United States during the Nicaraguan Contra war. In 2004, he was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head. His death was ruled a suicide.

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34331392 months ago

In 1928, Alfred Loewenstein, a renowned Belgian financier, mysteriously disappeared from his plane during a flight after leaving to use the restroom. His body was later discovered near Boulogne, France, with evidence suggesting he was alive when he hit the water.

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3416822 months ago

In 1972, kidnappers of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, escalated their demands by mailing his severed ear to a Roman newspaper. The oil tycoon famously refused to pay ransom, stating, “If I pay now, I’ll have 14 kidnapped grandchildren.”

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2989983 months ago

On March 12, 1974, John Lennon was kicked out of the Troubadour Club in LA for being drunk. At one point, he wore a Kotex sanitary pad on his head. When a waitress asked him to take it off, he replied, "Do you know who I am?" She responded, "An asshole, with a Kotex on his head."

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29301242 months ago

Marcy Borders, famously known as the "Dust Lady" due to the iconic photo captured of her after escaping the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. She later succumbed to cancer at the age of 42.

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2685892 months ago