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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
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Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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3 months ago
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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3 months ago
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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8 months ago
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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a year ago
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Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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3 weeks ago
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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4 months ago
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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8 months ago
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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a year ago
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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8 months ago
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Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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11 months ago
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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a month ago
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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a year ago
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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a year ago
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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a year ago
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A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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2 months ago
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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4 months ago
Open Culture
The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
a week ago
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
5 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
3 months ago
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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a year ago
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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5 months ago
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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8 months ago
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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a year ago
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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10 months ago
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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a month ago
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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a year ago
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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11 months ago
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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5 months ago
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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3 months ago
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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4 months ago
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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a year ago
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
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8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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a year ago
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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3 weeks ago
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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a year ago
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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a year ago
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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3 months ago
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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...
a week 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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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
11 months ago
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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a year ago
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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12 months ago
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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6 months ago
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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2 weeks ago
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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5 months ago
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Who Was Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi?
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9 months ago
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Understanding Lacan’s ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis’
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5 months ago
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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9 months ago
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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a year ago
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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3 weeks ago
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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a year ago
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