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These famous American inventions started as medicine, missile protection, wallpaper cleaner, radar research, and other strange ideas.
Five American women changed history through medicine, journalism, war, science, and environmental reform in ways often left untold.
Here are some myths about American history that you might have thought were true, but have since been debunked.
Explore odd presidential firsts, from Lincoln’s patent to FDR on TV, Clinton’s Grammy, and Carter’s hospital birth for trivia night.

Explore 7 strange parts of old American daily life, from split sleep and mail tubes to electric cures, catalog homes,…
If you want to learn a small piece about the United States' history, check out these six things you never…
Check out these six American cities that were almost named something completely different, from Miami to Phoenix.
Explore five U.S. states’ lost history, from ghost ships and outlaw trails to mining chaos, coastal legends, and forgotten stories.
These are a few things you didn't know about the presidents, like the most interesting hobbies they had during their…
From legal heroin sales to child labor and duels, these early American norms would cross legal lines in the modern…
Secret societies like the Illuminati and the Freemasons have long intrigued history. Below are six secret societies you might not…