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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
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Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
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In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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African History...
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
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According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
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A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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The Infamous Nanjing Massacre: Here’s What Happened
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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New Study Reveals Ancient Secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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What Was Négritude?
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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What to do with Columbus?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Why is medieval art so weird?
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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How Does Stoicism Differ from Other Philosophies?
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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Does poverty cause violent crime?
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An examination of the association between poverty and violent crime
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Investors Trying to Acquire Ex San Francisco Art Institute Building
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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Who Was George Hodel?
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leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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Borrowing from a book-seller description:
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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Another Of My Essays In French
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
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“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Aristotle's Poetics
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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