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Author: Nick Lee
Nick is a Senior Staff Writer for Ned Hardy. Some of his favorite subjects include sci-fi, history, and obscure facts about 90's television. When he's not writing, he's probably wondering how Frank Dux got 52 consecutive knockouts in a single tournament.
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The Chinese Spy Who Convinced a French Diplomat He Was a Woman for 20 Years
The extraordinary true story of Shi Pei Pu, a French diplomat, a child who wasn’t theirs, and one of the strangest espionage scandals of the Cold War.
In 1964, a 20-year-old French embassy employee named Bernard Boursicot arrived in Beijing and met someone who would change his life.
29 Parenting Memes for Parents Who Haven’t Had a Moment of Peace Since 2019
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28 People Who Deserved an Apology From the World
History has a way of remembering the heroes and villains, but sometimes it gets the story completely wrong. Some people were mocked, blamed, imprisoned, or had their reputations destroyed, only for the truth to come out years later. Others spent their lives being dismissed, only to be proven right long after the damage was done.
In a fascinating Reddit discussion, users shared examples of people who were treated unfairly by society, and their stories are a reminder of just how wrong the court of public opinion can be.
Today’s Internet Rabbit Hole
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What Does the President’s Chief of Staff Actually Do?
Imagine having a job where you don’t command the military, can’t sign a bill into law, and weren’t elected by a single voter—but you can decide who gets five minutes with the most powerful person in the world.
That’s the president’s chief of staff.
It’s one of the most influential jobs in Washington, and also one of the least understood. Most Americans can name the president, vice president, and maybe a handful of cabinet secretaries. But the person who spends much of the day managing the machinery around the president? That name often escapes them.
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30 Photos That Will Take You Somewhere You Haven’t Been in Years
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18 Fascinating Photos That Deserve a Closer Look
The Rodanini pieta, Michelangelo’s last ever work, is markedly different from anything he ever did before. Up until 6 days before his death at the age of 89, he was obsessively working on this piece until there was almost no marble left to work with
The Rondanini Pietà was Michelangelo’s final sculpture, a hauntingly unfinished depiction of the Virgin Mary supporting the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. Michelangelo continued working on it until just days before his death in 1564 at the age of 88, repeatedly carving away marble until the figures became unusually thin and elongated, a striking departure from the powerful, muscular figures of his earlier masterpieces. The sculpture is now housed in the Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy.
