According to the idea of the “butterfly effect,” even the smallest causes can have large, unforeseen consequences. The term itself came courtesy…
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History
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For most of the history of warfare, defensive technology was far in advance of offensive weapons. A stout wall was enough to…
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The world’s oldest profession (or so they say), prostitution is as old as it is provocative. It’s safe to say that prostitution…
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Along with natural disasters, infectious diseases are among the top unintentional causes of human death and suffering the world over. Some diseases…
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Since the dawn of time, human beings have been obsessed with death, dying, and our ultimate fate in this mortal coil that…
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They say that beauty is pain, but some fashion trends are so horrifying that they’re actually painful for everyone who sees them.…
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History rewrites the past. It doesn’t just record what happened—it changes it. With a sweep of the pen, it labels whole nations…
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Everyone makes mistakes. Maybe you forgot to buy milk at the grocery store, or perhaps an important e-mail to your boss went…
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Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no luck at all.…
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From triple plays to grand slams to the Mets actually winning a game for once, the decades-long history of America’s national pastime…