Wilkie Collins, inventor of the mystery novel, startled polite society with attacks on the institution of marriage. But it was his own love life that really caused a stir.
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My brute strength and wrestling skills made me a natural fit to maintain order. But what I really wanted to do was help people.
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The “magic number” helped foreigners like me get by without learning the language. But I didn’t feel at home in China until I finally hung up the phone.
When meat prices spiked during the Great Depression, the women of Detroit got mad as hell—and launched a boycott that changed America.
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One of the most outrageous crime sagas of the 21st century starts with a severed penis...and only gets stranger from there.
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Amy Vilela lost her daughter when she couldn’t afford the medical bills. When her Congressman told her he wouldn’t support universal healthcare, Amy said, “I’m running.”
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