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America’s Most Popular Thief

  Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was seen positively by the public because it was believed that during robberies he burned mortgage documents, freeing many people ...

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The Scariest Abandoned Houses In The World

  There’s nothing like an abandoned house to get our imaginations racing. Monuments to the past, these empty structures have witnessed history unfold and their crumbling walls are steeped in spine-tingling secrets. Would you be brave enough to venture near these languishing landmarks on a dark night? Click or scroll on to discover some of the creepiest empty homes from ...

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The Most Powerful Family In The World

  The Rothschild family is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who established his banking business in the 1760s. Unlike most previous court factors, Rothschild managed to bequeath his wealth and ...

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The Most Expensive Artworks Sold in 2021

    into 2021. In-person events seemed poised to return, a possibility that would kickstart an art world that had scrambled to find replacements for the experience of viewing art in person. The year ended up being an experience in compromises, incorporating both COVID-necessitated distance and bouts of proximity when possible, but the secondary market seemed unequivocally healthier in comparison ...

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