Cottingley Fairies

The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths in 1917. The ...
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Cock Lane ghost

The Mysterious Case of the Cock Lane Ghost Imagine a story so strange that it captivated an entire city—London in ...
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Cleveland Street scandal

The Cleveland Street scandal occurred in 1889, when a homosexual male brothel on Cleveland Street, London, was discovered by police. ...
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The Chaser APEC pranks

The Chaser APEC pranks were a series of comic stunts coordinated and performed by the Australian satire group The Chaser. ...
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The Bus Uncle

The Bus Uncle: A Viral Video That Sparked a Cultural Debate Imagine stepping onto a bus on April 27, 2006, ...
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William Henry Bury

William Bury was hanged for the murder of his wife Ellen in 1889. He was the last person executed in ...
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Burke and Hare murders

The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 killings committed over a period of about ten months in ...
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British National (Overseas)

British National is a class of British nationality that was granted by voluntary registration to Hong Kong residents. Individuals with ...
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Birthday-number effect

The birthday-number effect is the subconscious tendency of people to prefer the numbers in the date of their birthday over ...
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Baden-Powell House

Baden-Powell House is a hostel and conference centre in South Kensington, London. It was built as a tribute to Lord ...
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