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At age 55, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an Amazonian jungle trek along the River of Doubt, where he very nearly lost his life. It was, in many ways, the icing on the cake of a life brimming with near-death experiences. He had close encounters with wild

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It’s rumored that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are members (among a host of other celebrities), and that the group is behind some of the last century’s most historically important events, like the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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In any given year, we publish up to 5000 stories, from short news posts to longform features and everything in between. And yes, our writers and editors definitely have our favorites—here are some of them from 2019.

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Cary Grant is pictured in a publicity photo circa the 1940s.

Cary Grant reportedly took LSD more than 100 times and was prone to cutting the buttons off his dress shirts. Those two things are probably not related, but you never know.

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