James Brown, the godfather of soul, had some anger issues. In fact, he went to prison after threatening agents at an insurance seminar with a gun because he thought they used his private bathroom. 

James Brown, the godfather of soul, had some anger issues. In fact, he went to prison after threatening agents at an insurance seminar with a gun because he thought they used his private bathroom.

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Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.

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The Backstory: James Brown: Drugs, toilets, and guns

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Every invention begins with a spark—a moment when imagination lights up with the thought of . . possibility. Problem is . . the line between that spark . . and an explosive outcome can be thinner than you think. This is about when death comes at the hands of your own invention.
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Every invention begins with a spark&mdash;a moment when imagination lights up with the thought of . . possibility. Problem is . . the line between that spark . . and an explosive outcome can be thinner than you think. This is about when death comes at the hands of your own invention. And remember, you can message me if you have a story you&rsquo;d like me to dive into and share. On Facebook it&rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele.

The Backstory: Inventions That Killed Their Inventors

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A combination of fever dreams and cocaine led to one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Robert Louis Stevenson was dying of tuberculosis when he wrote “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” He almost trashed it, but after nine days of frantic writing he had defined the gothic novel and given us a metaphor for people with split personalities: Jekyll and Hyde.

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A combination of fever dreams and cocaine led to one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Robert Louis Stevenson was dying of tuberculosis when he wrote &ldquo;The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.&rdquo; He almost trashed it, but after nine days of frantic writing he had defined the gothic novel and given us a metaphor for people with split personalities: Jekyll and Hyde.
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The Backstory: Gothic Horror: Giving Birth to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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What Happens When Your Star Doesn’t Burn as Bright as Your Passion? Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding faced that question . . and is now on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List as an international drug lord. It’s about ambition without brakes and what happens when the skills that make you great — focus, risk tolerance, hunger for status — get redirected into a market where the rules are written in blood. This is Wedding’s descent from the mountaintops to the depths of drug dealing and murder.

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What Happens When Your Star Doesn&rsquo;t Burn as Bright as Your Passion? Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding faced that question . . and is now on the FBI&rsquo;s 10 Most Wanted List as an international drug lord. It&rsquo;s about ambition without brakes and what happens when the skills that make you great &mdash; focus, risk tolerance, hunger for status &mdash; get redirected into a market where the rules are written in blood. This is Wedding&rsquo;s descent from the mountaintops to the depths of drug dealing and murder.
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The Backstory: Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord

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The Backstory: James Brown: Drugs, toilets, and guns

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