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Pope John Paul II born, 1920
On May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice, 35 miles southwest of Krakow. Wojtyla went on to become Pope John Paul II, history…
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Drink Some Whiskey, Call in the Morning: Doctors & Prohibition
During Prohibition, which took effect 93 years ago this week, many doctors boosted their practices by doling out medicinal alcohol.

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Explore 10 interesting facts about the agency J. Edgar Hoover ran for nearly five decades.
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After a century-long ban, France has legalized absinthe, a potion with a rich history that artists once prized for its supposed hallucinogenic effects.













