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over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
Flashbak
Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
TheCollector
Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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7 months ago
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
3 weeks ago
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
TheCollector
Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The world according to Garegnani
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar...
7 months ago
I have not thought of this until I had lunch with Anwar Shaikh today. I have personally known Anwar for at least ten years. But only today it struck me that I was meeting a hero of my early intellectual life, although the difference in age between Anwar and me is not that great....
TheCollector
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Moving Past Apartheid?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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5 months ago
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
TheCollector
The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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TheCollector
Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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a year ago
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
11 months ago
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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7 months ago
TheCollector
5 (or More?) of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
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TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
TheCollector
Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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6 months ago
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
5 days ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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