How ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies
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Viking-era sword hilt found near grave of 'Gausel Queen' by amateur detectives – only twenty similar swords of this type have been found in Norway
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A geyser that shoots sparkling mineral water
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Leopoldo López on activism under autocratic regimes
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Landseaire, the crazy Catalina flying camper of the 1950s
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Warships of the Carthaginian Navy | Units of History
6 votes -
The maintenance race
11 votes -
A working flight simulator, no computers necessary
4 votes -
Three things I got wrong about patriarchy
5 votes -
The history of (American) Sign Language
4 votes -
Mike the headless chicken
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With Stalinist architecture, a prominent bust of Lenin and posters extolling the motherland, Pyramiden is the abandoned Soviet mining town in Norway's Arctic
10 votes -
Weird Weapons - 'Bike' chain flail
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Deep dive into the history of Kennywood's Old Mill ride, the cancelled Garfield theme park, and the infamous Garfield's Nightmare dark ride
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Letters from the loneliest post office in the world
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Who made these circles in the Sahara?
16 votes -
When is a ‘tank’ not a tank?
5 votes -
You're not allowed in this cave. But there's a copy.
7 votes -
The case against the Supreme Court of the United States
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Where Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation
8 votes -
He spurred a revolution in psychiatry. Then he ‘disappeared.’
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The Druzhina - Knights of the Kievan Rus | Units of History
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How men found love in 1800s America was so awful it’s funny
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Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.
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Did medieval peasants travel?
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Greenland offers a roadmap for how to get Inuktut taught in Nunavut's schools
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How polyester bounced back
6 votes -
What happened to the debts of conquered countries?
6 votes -
Neoslavery: The part of US history you've always skipped
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The world’s fastest bomber: The XB-70 Valkyrie
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The mechanical transmission of power: Stangenkunst
6 votes -
London pirate radio adverts 1984-1993, vol. 1
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Why Belgium (still) exists
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How China conquered the keyboard
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How do ancient stories of talking elephants and singing birds encourage a life of truth, nonviolence and compassion?
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Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi
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Naval gladiator battles - What were they like?
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Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, lost in 1915, is found in Antarctica
18 votes -
Chernobyl's death toll (or, how I learned to live with Chernobyl's legacy)
2 votes -
Rome: Decline and Fall? Part III: Things
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When hundreds of vampire-hunting children invaded a Scottish cemetery — and helped spur a comic book ban
5 votes -
How did English medieval peasants see themselves?
7 votes -
Roman Cataphracts (1st-5th Century) | Units of History
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Mers el Kebir 1940 - Britain attacks her ally
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13,000 pounds at 118 miles per hour: It was the deadliest wreck in years. And the man behind it was one of the FBI’s most notorious informants.
18 votes -
Stealing Britain's history: When metal detectorists go rogue
9 votes -
What was watchtower duty like on the Roman frontier?
7 votes -
UN's culture agency adds Nordic clinker boats to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
4 votes -
Rome: Decline and Fall? Part I: Words
6 votes -
Maps Are Fun! (1946)
3 votes