Status symbols are some of the hardest to understand aspects of any culture or society. What makes any given thing a symbol…
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History is full of examples of battles that have changed the world – for good or worse. From the WW2 battle at…
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Being a confidence man takes a lot of brass, as they say. To be able to look a person in the eye,…
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The human mind likes to make sense of things. We look for patterns and order in everything, even if it’s not really…
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If you’ve studied history, you’ve no doubt come across some of the ruthless tyrants whose time in power has become legendary for…
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Back in the 1940s there were three networks on American TV: ABC, NBC, and CBS. If you even had a TV back…
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Since the dawn of the motion picture and into the television era, science fiction has remained among the most popular genres. Nothing…
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It’s been a while, but bizarre historical deaths are back on the menu. Today we take a look at some strange ways…
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The word “delicacy” gets used a lot to describe foods that are often less than appetizing. It has become a sort of…
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You know the routine by now. Ten more people have shuffled off their mortal coil in strange and unexpected ways and we…