Bizarre Mysteries That Remain Unsolved to This Day

The Black Dahlia

In 1947, 22-year-old actress Elizabeth Short was found brutally murdered in a vacant Los Angeles parking lot. Several people took credit for the crime, but none of them were charged. Short was dubbed "Black Dahlia" because she loved black dresses.

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The More You Know

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  • Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
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  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
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