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A little over 100 years ago this week, the largest man-made explosion to have ever occurred at the time happened by accident in Halifax's harbour. With enough force to empty the harbour basin of water and to send its three-ton anchor nearly two miles away, the explosion decimated the city, leaving thousands dead and injured. It is still one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history. #WikiSleep #HalifaxExplosion #Sleep #Disaster #Halifax

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For 19 months in the early 1970s, Alcatraz was peacefully occupied by indigenous activists seeking to raise awareness of their treatment by the US government. Using the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, they reclaimed the island and sought to establish a cultural education center for all indigenous people. Though ultimately unsuccessful, the occupation helped bring to light the harsh policies of the government toward indigenous people. #WikiSleep #Alcatraz #Sleep #MentalHealth

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In the early morning hours of March 18th, 1990, thirteen works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Comprised of work by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and more, the haul has been valued at over $500 million—yet none of the stolen pieces have ever been recovered and no one has been charged. A true whodunnit with a $10 million bounty. #WikiSleep #Heist #ArtTheft #Sleep

The revenge of the 47 Rōnin is a true story from Japan about a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their master was forced to commit seppuku. After laying in wait for two years, they avenged their master's honour, knowing full well that they would meet death as a result—becoming legends in the process. #WikiSleep #47Ronin #Japan #Sleep #SleepStories #Samurai

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Nero was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, often described as tyrannical, self-indulgent and debauched, who came to power at just 16 years old. But while he was at times brutal, he was also an advocate for public works, the rights of slaves and the arts. A complicated figure who definitely didn't play the fiddle while Rome burned. #WikiSleep #Sleep #Nero #SleepStories #RomanEmpire

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Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer, and spokesperson, most known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films. She was a tireless advocate for addiction and mental health and celebrated for her honest, often funny, and heartfelt perspective on these subjects. #WikiSleep #CarrieFisher #StarWars #SleepStories #Sleep #PrincessLeia 

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H.H. Holmes was a notorious serial killer operating in the US and Canada in the late 1800s. A conman, bigamist and swindler, Holmes constructed a hotel in Chicago purposely designed for the murder and disposal of his victims. No one is exactly sure how many people died at his hands, but some believe it could have been as many as 200 people. #WikiSleep #HHHolmes #Sleep #MurderStory #SleepStory

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Jack the Ripper was a notorious, unidentified serial killer active in and around the Whitechapel district of London during the late 1800s. Despite his true identity never being discovered, macabre fascination into the gruesome killings and the mystery perpetrator has endured for generations. #WikiSleep #JackTheRipper #Sleep #MurderStories #MentalHealth

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In a way, the history of wine is the history of civilization, intertwined with religion. It’s a big complicated subject that people spend their entire lives learning and exploring—and is loaded with tradition, nuance, strange stories and all sorts of rules that go against the rules of the rules that you should always follow. And that makes people nervous. But really, who cares? It’s just wine. #WikiSleep #Wine #HistoryOfWine #MentalHealth

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Maya Angelou was a celebrated American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist mainly known for her seven autobiographies—but she also had an extremely colourful life, rising from the hardscrabble Depression-era South to become a pimp, a sex worker, a supper club chanteuse, and friends of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, as well as a journalist in Egypt and Ghana. She is one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. #WikiSleep #MayaAngelou #Sleep

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