History is a funny thing. Laid out in a textbook, it all seems rather simple. Fact follows fact, and each historical event…
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It is a common refrain that prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. If that is true, then the second oldest…
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Ancient Rome and Greece are often cited as the birthplace of Western culture and the cradle of amazing thinkers and artists to…
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They say that beauty is pain, but some fashion trends are so horrifying that they’re actually painful for everyone who sees them.…
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History rewrites the past. It doesn’t just record what happened—it changes it. With a sweep of the pen, it labels whole nations…
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“I would carry fire in one hand,” an early American preacher once told his congregation, “to burn all the Quakers in the…
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As you’re reading this article on your computer, tablet, or phone, take stock of your current situation. Are you being poked in…
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We all know World War II was complex; that’s part of what makes it a world war. But three quarters of a…
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Everyone makes mistakes. Maybe you forgot to buy milk at the grocery store, or perhaps an important e-mail to your boss went…
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Have you ever wondered how some people defy the sands of time and age gracefully? Longevity isn’t just a matter of genetics.…