As a young man an aspiring artist named Adolf Hitler was rejected by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.(Photo: Corbis)
Education has its limits — some so binding it makes grown men squirm in their seats. This desperate act of attention diversion is one for the ages, but no longer will history bore with the best. At least not at OZY. With our fascinating flashbacks, you can digest useful knowledge and delectable intrigue in the same bite. Enjoy.
5 evil people whose past may surprise you: Before they were terrible human beings, these five individuals lived surprisingly normal lives.
This deadly drug used to be a popular cough medicine: Before it turned into one of the deadliest drugs in existence, this opiate was often prescribed to cure the common cough. That is until doctors discovered the destruction it was creating.
When the Beatles blew their big chance: This successful record company will forever be known in the annals of rock history as the label that rejected the Beatles — an epic, billion-dollar blunder considered by many to be one of history's greatest commercial missteps.
The ancient roots of the world's most popular 'drug': For many Americans, waking up and brewing coffee is as vital as breathing. But not everyone knows where that hot cup of joe originally came from.
The most successful pirate of all time might have been a woman: When I say the word 'pirate,' chances are one of only a few different images pops into your head. The entertainment industry has inundated our imaginations with visuals of scraggly old European men but, ironically, you might be pleasantly surprised to discover one of the most successful pirates of all time was a Chinese prostitute.
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