Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Basterds tells the story of a group of Jewish commandos who go around killing Nazi officers for…
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Throughout human evolution, genetic variations that cause devastating diseases have persisted in populations at rates that seem to defy natural selection. This…
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Nothing but sand, rocks, and despair surround Bir Hakeim, a desolate outpost in the Libyan desert. In May 1942, 3,500 Free French…
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Let’s face it—schools could do a much better job of making history fascinating for students. Teachers seem obsessed with getting us to…
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From Victorian selfies and Ancient Rome’s own Facebook to a medieval atheistic movement that puts Richard Dawkins’ followers to shame, many modern…
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Throughout history, there have been countless impractical weapons that were overly complicated, poorly designed, or simply conceived in the wrong era. Many…
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When it comes to our view of the past, be it an entire era or one man’s lifetime, the details often come…
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Human beings are always doing incredible, ground-breaking things. In our constantly evolving clamor of historic firsts, it’s all too easy to lose…
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When large amounts of money are involved, companies have proven to do whatever it takes to protect their profits, even if It’s…
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There have been a multitude of coups throughout the past, many of which have monumentally shaped the course of history in bold…