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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
How Did the First World War Change the Arts?
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In...
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
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Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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The Chagra: A Model for Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
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“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
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Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive.” –...
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Recidivism in Norway
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Understanding What's Happening in France.
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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Nature in Greek Myth
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Putting Pirates on Trial
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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Because that's all they can do.
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
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How can we train Resilience?
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
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A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949
In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain?
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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A Strange Defeat.
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A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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Essential Classics
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Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Depending on the order that things get written, we may have a few weeks of ‘break’ from our How to Roman Republic series, but do not fret: we will finish it. The one thing I am looking to ‘slot in’ as it were is a look at the armor of Baldur’s Gate … Continue...
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The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa
the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
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Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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a year ago
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History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
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What Was Cultural Life in the Weimar Republic Like?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
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finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
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