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81Queen Victoria's India Connection
Queen Victoria liked India and everything Indian and that included a man. Who was he?
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82Did Marco Polo Really Go To China?
When Marco Polo returned from his epic journey to China, people doubted if he had really gone there. What was the reason of their doubts? Was he lying or telling the truth?
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79Was The Tomb of King Tut Really Hexed?
Strange things started to happen after King Tut's tomb was opened. Was the Egyptian Pharaoh angry? Was he taking revenge for disturbing his peace? ...
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75Did Tamerlane Start The War Between Hitler and Stalin?
Ominous warnings greeted the archaeologists who opened the grave of Timur (Tamerlane) Were these empty threats or something more sinister?
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76Zero-Year Curse of Tecumseh
American Presidents elected in years ending with zero were dying in office without completing their term. Was this due to some curse or just coincidence?
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69Abe Lincoln's Brush With Booths
Abraham Lincoln had two brushes with the Booth brothers. One Booth saved the President's son but the brush with the other had fateful consequences.
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79Lord Curzon's India: Lamp, Lattice, Lions
"The central dome of the Taj is rising like some vast exhalation in the air.... "If I had never done anything else in India, I have written my name here and the letters are a living joy...". This is Viceroy Lord Curzon speaking from the Taj...
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