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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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In Praise of the Preterite
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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What is Appalachian Culture?
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‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
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A History of Phantom Pain
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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over a year ago
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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What Is an Antipope?
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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The Mystery of the Mind
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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What Was Kantai Kessen?
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Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
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There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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