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  • Bartolomé de Las Casas — From Slave Owner to Human Right’s Activist

    Bartolomé de Las Casas — From Slave Owner to Human Right’s Activist

    The power of change
    Go to the profile of Danny Kane
    Danny Kane
    Mar 2
    How Pope Helped to Create the World’s First Cocaine Millionaire

    How Pope Helped to Create the World’s First Cocaine Millionaire

    Angelo Mariani invented cocaine-laced wine and earned millions. His notorious beverage inspired the invention of Coca-Cola
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    Peter Preskar
    Mar 2
    The Most Mysterious, Isolated And Dangerous Island On The Planet?

    The Most Mysterious, Isolated And Dangerous Island On The Planet?

    The North Sentinel Island Hasn’t Had Influences From Modern Civilization.
    Go to the profile of Bryan Dijkhuizen
    Bryan Dijkhuizen
    Mar 2
    The Dangerous History of a Popular Cosmetic

    The Dangerous History of a Popular Cosmetic

    Women have suffered for that rosy glow
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    Carlyn Beccia
    Mar 1
    Do You Know Where The Term ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ Comes From?

    Do You Know Where The Term ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ Comes From?

    This historical term applies to countless events today
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    Charles Stephen
    Mar 1
    Does History Create Unequal Justice?

    Does History Create Unequal Justice?

    Is affirmative action justifiable with history? A case study of Malaysia’s New Economic Policy.
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    Wei Xiang
    Mar 1
    10 Jobs Killed by Technological Advancements

    10 Jobs Killed by Technological Advancements

    How many more to come?
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    Andrei Tapalaga ✒️
    Mar 1
    Yes, Men Used to Wear Dresses, High Heels and Colour Pink

    Yes, Men Used to Wear Dresses, High Heels and Colour Pink

    Gender-specific clothing did not exist until very recently in history
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    Katie Jgln
    Mar 1

    This Tennessee County Seceded From Confederate Tennessee

    It was about the county’s independence, not slavery
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    Ryan Fan
    Mar 1
    Medusa: How we made a Rape Victim into a Monster

    Medusa: How we made a Rape Victim into a Monster

    The history behind the lies that led us to believe Medusa was a monster, and how Medusa can help us reflect on history’s portrayal of women
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    TillyC
    Mar 1
    The Client-Patron Model of Early Rome

    The Client-Patron Model of Early Rome

    How powerful men interacted with those beneath them
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    Jordan Fearn
    Mar 1
    Bet to Land Plane Blind Ends in Disaster

    Bet to Land Plane Blind Ends in Disaster

    The story behind Aeroflot Flight 6502
    Go to the profile of Ben Kageyama
    Ben Kageyama
    Feb 28
    The Sole Survivor of a Plane Crash Who Then Spent 11 Days in the Amazon Rainforest

    The Sole Survivor of a Plane Crash Who Then Spent 11 Days in the Amazon Rainforest

    The incredible story of Juliane Koepcke, who found herself alone in the Amazon following a crash that killed 90 people.
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    Liam Hunter-Bailey
    Feb 28
    Have You Heard of the Gold Train?

    Have You Heard of the Gold Train?

    Probably not this one
    Go to the profile of Patricia Rosa
    Patricia Rosa
    Feb 28
    Gustave Courbet’s Depiction of Realism

    Gustave Courbet’s Depiction of Realism

    “I hoisted the flag of realism, the only one that puts art at the service of man”. (Quote by Gustave Courbet)
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    Andrei Tapalaga ✒️
    Feb 28
    Why Did Rome Begin Conquering Britain?

    Why Did Rome Begin Conquering Britain?

    The land of barbarians and myth
    Go to the profile of Jordan Fearn
    Jordan Fearn
    Feb 28
    Six Times the World Was on the Brink of a Nuclear Abyss

    Six Times the World Was on the Brink of a Nuclear Abyss

    All-out nuclear war was closer then you might expect
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    Vidar
    Feb 28
    Why Have the Romani Been Scapegoated for a Thousand Years?

    Why Have the Romani Been Scapegoated for a Thousand Years?

    The “Gypsies” versus “civilized society”
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    Martina Petkova
    Feb 28
    This Woman Got Quarantined for Life Because of Hosting Typhoid

    This Woman Got Quarantined for Life Because of Hosting Typhoid

    They took samples from her without consent
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    Lioness Rue
    Feb 28
    The Nutritionist Who Convinced 12 People to Starve Themselves to Death

    The Nutritionist Who Convinced 12 People to Starve Themselves to Death

    Part hypnotism, part health scam, part inheritance theft.
    Go to the profile of Zulie Rane
    Zulie Rane
    Feb 27
    How Israel Was Almost Made in Kenya

    How Israel Was Almost Made in Kenya

    A Jewish enclave in an African Country
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    Mwanikii
    Feb 27
    The Youth And Education Of Alexander The Great

    The Youth And Education Of Alexander The Great

    Alexander was born in Pella, Macedonia's capital, on July 20 or 21, 356 BC
    Go to the profile of Bryan Dijkhuizen
    Bryan Dijkhuizen
    Feb 27
    The Oldest Language Is Said To Be Over 100,000 Years Old

    The Oldest Language Is Said To Be Over 100,000 Years Old

    Most languages have been inspired by its origin
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    Andrei Tapalaga ✒️
    Feb 27
    The Watts Rebellion

    The Watts Rebellion

    The Watts Rebellion is an event I’d never heard of before, and after I saw it briefly mentioned in the Encyclopedia of African-American…
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    Kimbriah Alfrenar
    Feb 27
    The Real-Life Beauty and the Beast

    The Real-Life Beauty and the Beast

    The inspiration behind the classic fairytale
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    Jacob Wilkins
    Feb 27
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