History
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The Story of America's Oldest Tombstone Is Surprisingly Complicated
It seems like a particularly tough Jeopardy! answer: Where did the oldest tombstone in America come from? Despite being over…
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Were There Female Gladiators In Ancient Rome? Historians Have Found Some Evidence To Support The Theory.
If there’s one bit of Ancient Roman history most people know, it’s that the rich and powerful loved watching slaves…
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archaeology
900 Years After A Fortune Was Buried, A Very Lucky Woman Finds It On Her Daily Walk
Picture the scene. You’re a rich person in 12th Century Europe. You’ve got a lot of money but the political…
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france
How Pirates Affected The United States’ Choice To Not Adopt The Metric System
It’s a question for the ages, right? Why did the United States never adopt the metric system so we could…
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Facts
The Real Reason Hearses Have This Decoration Instead Of Windows On The Back – Grunge
Thierry Hebbelinck/Getty Images Many people would likely think of hearses as just another fact of life, similar to death itself.…
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entertainment
William Shakespeare
Stock Montage/Getty Images William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, which is also largely considered to be either on or close…
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History
The Horrifying Story Of Germanwings Flight 9525 – Grunge
Bloomberg/Getty Images Having a fear of flying is incredibly common. Indeed, according to a 2016 study published in Frontiers in Psychology,…
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History
The History Of Benjamin Franklin
Heritage Images/Getty Images Not many men in history have as famous a personal iconography as Benjamin Franklin. Even someone with…
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