The history of the world is far deeper, broader, and stranger than just political backstabbing, epic battles, and dusty treaties. Every day, people around the globe find themselves in weird, amusing, ...
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The long, weird history of people sleeping in two shifts
For much of early modern Europe, sleep didn’t seem to have followed the single, unbroken pattern we use today. A large body of historical evidence points to many people sleeping in two stretches, with ...
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From pig war to coffee ban: Ten weird historical events that thankfully did not shape history
The World Wars, the moon landing, the invention of the internet, the fall of empires, and civil rights revolutions — history has no shortage of epic, world-altering events. This article is not about ...
The Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 in 10 innings to win the first road series of the season. They were able to stay ahead despite a historic night by Diamondbacks third baseman ...
It may not be September yet. But you can definitely see it from here. And you know what I see on my viewfinder? I see a few guys who are about to blow up the record book. Want a sneak preview? Or ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uranium incorporated for color causes fluorescence under ultraviolet light. A wildflower pattern adorns this 19th century glass ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Before building permits made it difficult for the average person to cut down trees and build their own cabins, the humble dogtrot home was one of the most popular folk ...
Before the AMC Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and even before the movies Interview with the Vampire and Queen of the Damned, the only non-book representation of Rice’s books came in comic book form. In ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A former Union Army officer who came to Northwest Louisiana as a carpetbagger after the Civil War lost both of his arms after a failed assassination attempt in the ...
For most of the world, chili is thick, spicy, and eaten with a spoon. But in Cincinnati, they looked at that tradition and thought: What if we poured it over spaghetti, added cinnamon, and built an ...
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