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Hundred Rabbits
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over a year ago
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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over a year ago
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Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What Influenced Mary Shelley to Write Frankenstein?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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over a year ago
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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The Art of Pompeii
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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over a year ago
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Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Sparta and… Scotland?
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Laconic wit through the centuries
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How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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state and society in south-central Africa
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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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.
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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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...
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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8 Works of Paul Klee You Should Know
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Flashbak
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...
11 months ago
Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.” In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
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TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific?
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
History Today Feed
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
11 months ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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TheCollector
How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
a month ago
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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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
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
3 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
TheCollector
What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
TheCollector
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet to Jewish Collector’s Heirs
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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How to Understand the Book of Revelation: 4 Common Readings
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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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
TheCollector
‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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a year 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...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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a year ago
TheCollector
Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained
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TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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