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Learn all about the lives and times of some of the strangest people in history.
The amazing story of Laura Biggar, the Anna Nicole Smith of 1901, and her crazy plot to steal an inheritance that may or may not have been rightfully hers.
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Least Popular, Series 4
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The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted).
Categories: Biography, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3
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In 1974, Herb Washington was the world's fastest human... but could he turn raw speed into a professional baseball career?
Categories: Biography, Series 2, Sports & Leisure
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Bebe Rebozo was Nixon's best friend -- but was he a kind, generous man or a diabolical manipulator?
Categories: Biography, History, Series 2
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They called him the Glutton of Glands, the Monster without Makeup, the Brute, the Creeper. His friends called him Rondo.
Categories: Biography, Entertainment & Media, Series 1
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He may have had the best worst nickname in baseball, but "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot was more than just a pretty face. He was also a character.
Categories: Biography, Series 1, Sports & Leisure
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He was the most celebrated war hero of his day, but is virtually forgotten today. We explore the life of Charles Vernon Gridley (1844-1898).
Categories: Biography, History, Series 1
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