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Local mores and political currents have long created controversy over the subjects taught in public…
Shocking Facts About the French Revolution
July 14, 1789, today celebrated in France as Bastille Day, is generally regarded as the…
10 Dangerous Things We Do Every Day
Life is a dangerous proposition. From the moment we enter the world it tries to…
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The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us, “What has been will be again, what has been…
The Most Dangerous Things We Do Every Day
Life is a dangerous proposition. From the moment we enter the world it tries to…
Odd Artifacts Housed in the Smithsonian
Founded in 1846 using a donation from a British scientist, James Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution…
The Million Milestone: Historic Firsts to Reach Seven Figures
The number 1 million still stands as a measure of impressive achievement for many, though…
10 Old Technologies That Might Make a Comeback
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10 Wars That Nearly Didn’t Happen
There are some that believe all wars can be avoided, but the history of humanity…
The Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military
Military actions and life have long been a subject for the film industry. Virtually every…
More Famous Things That Never Actually Existed
Legends and myths abound. Some have, through repetition, become accepted as fact by subsequent generations,…
You Might Not Know These Crazy Facts About the Tudors
As dynasties go the reign of the Tudors was relatively short (1485-1603) but it holds its own…
Incredible Ancient Engineering Methods
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
Incredible Metropolises of the Ancient World
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
Common Misconceptions About the Environment
Misconceptions about the environment and the changes wrought upon it by human activity are widespread.…
Baffling Schemes by the Soviets
During its existence from 1922 to 1991, the Soviet Union remained a land of contradictions.…
These Weapons Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
10 Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military
Military actions and life have long been a subject for the film industry. Virtually every…
10 of History’s Strangest Ancient Rulers
The word strange is barely adequate for some of the ancient leaders described here, if…
10 Incredible Ancient Engineering Methods
The ruins of ancient civilizations prove the existence of cultures thousands of years gone which…
Ancient Foods That Should Make a Comeback
A surprising number of foods enjoyed by our ancient forebears remain a commonly consumed part…
Giant Metropolises of the Ancient World
Humanity gathered in communities, which evolved into cities, from the Neolithic age. Their reasons for…
Amazing Lies From North Korea
Few, if any, nations in all of history have been more isolated than North Korea.…