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Summary Of Changes
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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10 Terrible Catholic Popes
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Charles Darwin: 5 Key Facts About His Life and Work
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Roadside Relics of the USSR
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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The Tudor War on Libel
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10 Historic Cities in India That Exist Since Ancient Times
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Global Inequality...
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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William Adams: English Advisor to the Shogun
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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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 Sir David Attenborough?
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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