How comedy was destroyed by an anti-reality doomsday cult
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Russian Civil War, Winter 1917-1918
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In 1975, Swedish socialists and unions devised a program to democratically seize the means of production, but terrified elites dismantled it
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Denmark's National Museum unveils gaming piece which is believed to be the first portrait of a Viking – figurine depicts man with imperial moustache, braided beard and a neatly-groomed hairstyle
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The ancient Roman alternative to daylight saving time; An hour was not a consistent unit of time. In the summer it could be as long as 75 minutes and in the winter it sometimes lasted just 45 minutes.
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Researchers uncover Stone Age settlement submerged by rising sea levels in Denmark
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Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit with a vulgar name that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?
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The long-term costs of war - the price of life, economics of casualties and Russia's war
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Viking longship to sail through Tower Bridge – the Saga Farmann departed Tønsberg in Norway and has been sailing around Europe (with a few land transport gaps)
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How arrogance destroys armies - overconfidence and the road to military failure
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The man who ran a carnival attraction that saved thousands of premature babies wasn’t a doctor at all
33 votes