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The disappeared, the dead, and the damned: Inside the Church Of Scientology ~humanities.history Article 3669 words, published Jul 21 2019 8 votes
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The oral history of the Super Soaker - How a NASA engineer accidentally invented the greatest water gun of all time ~humanities.history Article 4024 words, published Jun 28 2019 9 votes
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Death In Ice Valley – New clues in Isdal Woman mystery ~humanities.history Article 3036 words 4 votes
A fundamentalist community forges a new identity: Hildale and Colorado City, born of fundamentalist LDS doctrine, are rebuilding themselves—but not without holding on to their core beliefs religion Article 8 votes
The revenge of the poverty-stricken college professors is underway in Florida. And it's big. education.higher Article 4809 words 20 votes
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'Where was the Lord?': On Jefferson Davis' birthday, nine slave testimonies ~humanities.history Article 3748 words 7 votes
The disadvantages of an elite education: Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers education.higher Article 5484 words, published Jun 1 2008 16 votes
Muslims of early America: Muslims came to America more than a century before Protestants, and in great numbers. How was their history forgotten? ~humanities.history Article 4402 words 14 votes
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The Voynich Manuscript may have successfully been decoded ~humanities.history Article 8381 words 18 votes
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