We rely on computers for an ever-increasing proportion of our day-to-day lives. As such, it can sometimes be hard to imagine how…
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History
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With the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics coming up and the hype surrounding the many issues in sports right now, including doping…
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The lowly sock. We don’t often think of it as a pivotal part of our daily attire. But when socks matter, they…
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History is filled with examples of powerful people and nations settling their differences through warfare. But sometimes, instead of guns and tanks,…
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Most of history comes from what gets written down. But what we know of our past is only a sliver of everything…
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Europe in the Middle Ages was a bloody place, where poisoning wells and massacring your enemy’s peasants was considered an acceptable mode…
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On 25 March 1983, Michael Jackson was performing his new song ‘Billie Jean’ for the TV programme Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever.…
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Spinning a yarn, telling a tall tale, or flat out lying. Whatever you want to call it, these folks weren’t afraid to…
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When was World War II? What was the Berlin Wall? Who invented the cotton gin? This is what you’ll learn about in…
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Throughout history, some of the most important scientists have “bent the rules” every once in a while to achieve their goals. Always…