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During Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008, throughout his presidency, and afterward, a number of conspiracy theories falsely asserted Obama was ineligible to be President of the United States because he was not a natural-born citizen as required by Article 2 of the Constitution. Theories alleged that Obama's published birth certificate was a forgery—that his actual birthplace was not Hawai but Kenya. Other theories alleged that...

All of us are absolutely familiar with William Shakespeare and his plays. They are a part of school curriculums all over the world and have lots of adaptations in popular culture. However, very few people are familiar with his contemporary Christopher Marlowe also known as Kit Marlowe. He was very popular at the time when he was writing but unfortunately or suspiciously, his career lasted only 6 years and...

The abandoned fort of Bhangarh is thought to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that the Archaeological Survey of India has forbidden access to the site between sunset and sunrise, and locals have moved their town outside the limits of the fort. The reputation of Bhangarh stems from two old legends, one of which involves a Holy Man who supposedly...

Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting the Mona Lisa, also called La Gioconda, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. Art lovers believe that it’s the painting’s beauty and artistic merit that make it so popular.  Dozens of experts have studied the Mona Lisa to determine the scientific reasons for this effect. One is that in the three-dimensional real world, shadows and light on a face shift as our...

Vincent Van Gogh was a man admired by many, but even more so after his death. Be it for his 2,100 captivating artworks, his beautiful letters, his influence on modern art, or his creative expression in the face of devastating depression, everyone knows about him. Sadly, his name rose to fame much after his life had already ended. A Dutch artist born in 1853,...