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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Patterns in Humanity
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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The Wrong Stuff
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Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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African History...
A brief history of Gold in Africa and the emporium of Sofala.
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Plato: A Complete Overview of His Life, Work, and Philosophy
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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How important are dreams?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
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Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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To all the newspapers I loved
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The decline and fall of the print media.
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
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All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Who Was Julian?
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Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Origins of Latin Literature
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
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But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
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Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
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“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
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Dido: Queen of Carthage
Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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Doomed Lover of Ancient Myth
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What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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This Changes Everything!
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Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
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What Is the Will to Power?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What is Speciesism According to Peter Singer?
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
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As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Religion in the Olympics
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The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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a brief note on Madagascar's position in African history
plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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plus, early industrialization in the Merina kingdom.
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
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