A daily stampede of 1.2 billion users makes Facebook the world’s biggest social media platform. This massive landscape comes with the usual…
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There are several misconceptions that many believe about Neanderthals. One is that they were dumb and uncivilized, which is actually untrue. This…
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The Middle Ages are an enduring staple of our popular culture; many films, books, and television series draw on the medieval period…
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How was it possible that slavery was so central in a society where individual freedom was so highly valued? This is one…
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History is full of salacious moments, but most of them aren’t likely to make their way to a history class anytime soon.…
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Even today, horoscopes can be found in most newspapers, fortune tellers are present in every town and city, and many of us…
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In 1995, two Stanford University students created a search engine called Backrub. Renamed Google, the company was registered three years later. Today,…
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You may think the only surprise about contraception is finding out that your method didn’t work and you have a little one…
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The Habsburgs were one of Europe’s greatest royal dynasties. Over the centuries, branches of the family ruled countries as diverse as modern…
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Ah, ketchup—that wonderful and delicious condiment that Americans love. We love it so much that, on average, we consume about three bottles…