In 1564, Gabriello Fallopio published a study of a device he claims to have invented. Fallopio’s product consisted of linen sheaths soaked…
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History
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Nearly two decades after the most devastating terrorist attacks in history, the most enduring images of September 11, 2001 seem set in…
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The RMS Titanic was capable of carrying up to 2,435 passengers and 900 crew members. If the lifeboats were loaded to their…
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As we know, all history wasn’t made equal. Although it was dotted with a variety of groundbreaking events that changed our civilization…
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All our heroes get up to naughty deeds every now and then. Still, we tend to forgive them. These little things don’t…
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Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America currently has over 2.4 million youth participants and about one million adult volunteers. The…
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Social media outlets are filled with side-by-sides of a thin Barack Obama next to his not-so-thin successor. But President Donald J. Trump…
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The Soviet Union was one of the most brutal regimes of the 20th century but given the significant timescale of its existence…
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Slavery, one of America’s greatest tragedies, caused immeasurable suffering and loss of human life. The Stanford prison experiment is frequently cited when…
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Humans are by nature pretty wasteful. Once we have extracted our use from any items we tend to discard the remnants and…