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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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The First Punic War: A Clash of Cultures
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
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Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
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Good Morning: The US Humor Magazine May 1919 – October 2021
Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded...
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Good Morning was an American political humor magazine, first published in May 1919. It was founded by Ellis O. Jones, a former associate editor of Life magazine and editor of Ladies’ Home Journal who once called for the US Army and Navy to be disbanded and went on to head the...
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French readers in 1847. Baudelaire, who saw Poe as a “sacred soul” and something of a kindred spirit, translated many of the American writer’s words into French, including Poe’s poem The...
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Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
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Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
11 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
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“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Who Is Pina Bausch?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
a week ago
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Charles Green Shaw’s Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes – c. 1920s
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it...
3 weeks ago
“Art, since its inception has never depended upon realism. Why, one cannot help wondering, should it begin now? – Charles Green Shaw This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) in the late 1920s or early 1930s (given the styling, it’s a...
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
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“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
12 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
6 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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Umberto Boccioni: 11 Facts About the Italian Futurist
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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The State of Franklin? A Forgotten Almost-State in the US
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
8 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
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“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
a year ago
is it really necessary to be a “paragon of virtue” to rule?
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
4 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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