By donating a lot of money to hospitals and universities to have their names emblazoned on buildings, the wealthy can ensure that…
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History
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As we’ve covered elsewhere, the Medal of Honor is the United States’ most prestigious award for bravery in combat. Naturally, most medal…
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Throughout the course of history, poison has proven an extremely valuable item for the assassin’s toolkit. What it lacks in reliability it…
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History is a fickle thing. Sometimes, the simplest events are immortalized while major events are forgotten. But the beauty of the Internet…
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We tend to think we live in a time of sexual liberty, lusty debauchery, and sleazy hookups, an era of Tinder and…
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The roots of American racism run deep. The country’s troubled history of infighting over the ideal that all men are created equal…
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Throughout the ages, different cultures have had vastly different sexual practices, ranging from mundane to bizarre. Like culture itself, sexuality is more…
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On the morning of April 30, 1943, off the southwest coast of Spain, a local sardine fisherman made the gruesome discovery of…
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Being pretty isn’t easy. The most beautiful women in history weren’t just born that way. They put hard work into it—and, sometimes,…
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Photos dominate the modern world as they never have before. We’re saturated with professional pictures, selfies, and everything in between. We’re used…