Today, many of us associate December with traditions and festivities that seem like an integral part of Christmas. However, this wasn’t always…
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The name of Babylon, today, is used as a synonym for evil and debauchery. Our view of the ancient empire is colored…
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When we think of famous prostitutes, we usually think of women. Royal mistresses like Madame de Pompadour or Nell Gwynn, the hetaerae…
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People have been getting tattoos for all of recorded history. We usually think of tattoos as an expression of culture and identity,…
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In Victorian times, people would stop a house’s clocks at the time of an occupant’s death. Although this tradition continues somewhat today,…
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When Outbreak was released in 1995, it gripped audiences as a thrilling tale of a deadly virus that seemed, at the time,…
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Thousands of adults entering the workforce every day have never known life without the Internet. But as computing power has increased exponentially…
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Modern news coverage has made the world aware of the terrible force that is the tidal wave, but few know that the…
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The Greeks were philosophers. They were the fathers of democracy, men of a more civilized time who lived lives of meaning in…
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Nearly every city is built over an ancient site. The older the city, the greater the past that lies beneath. Sometimes, archaeologists…