There is a widespread myth that Britain has only been successfully invaded three times: by the Romans, the Saxons, and the Normans.…
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The ocean likes to cull ships. Over the centuries, storms and reefs have amassed a great collection at the bottom of the…
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European history is littered with stories of executions for various reasons, and beheading was a rather prominent means of putting the condemned…
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Dentistry is a modern field of medicine. While it has always existed in one form or another, it was largely unregulated in…
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History books often fail to sync the living with the tragedy of slavery. On the other hand, artifacts can instantly bridge that…
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The course of love and sex is rarely smooth. In fiction, we like to present romance and marriage as a relationship that…
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The word “civilization” is open to interpretation, but archaeologists usually refer to ancient civilizations as human societies “with a high level of…
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Pornography is defined as the depiction of erotic or sexually charged material through various mediums such as images, books, video, and so…
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Most of us are pretty keen on staying out of prison. We have good reason, too. Part of the idea behind imprisonment…
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When we hear the word “gangster,” we often think of the Bloods and Crips of California or the international cartels that control…