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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood?
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Politics & Media
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Watch 950 Weather Reports Presented by David Lynch, Straight from His Los Angeles Home
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Los Angeles is hardly a city known for its varied weather, but if one lives there long enough, one does become highly attuned to its many subtleties. (Granted, some of the local phenomena involved, like the notorious Santa Ana winds, can produce far-from-subtle effects.) The late...
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Should Death Concern Us?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
The Death of Caspar Hauser
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 00:00
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Reforming England’s Divorce Law
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Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
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What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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How Marcel Marceau Used Mime to Save Children During the Holocaust
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
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“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
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A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
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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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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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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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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What’s the History of Gin?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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The End of the World?
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
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