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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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James Joyce's Ulysses
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A Collection of...
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7 Lost Books of the Christian Bible: What Were They About?
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Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right?
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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The Myth of the Minotaur
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
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Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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War Is Complicated.
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And not just the fighting bit.
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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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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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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What Was Voltaire’s Philosophy?
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