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The US tried permanent daylight saving time in the ’70s. People hated it. Article 667 words, published Mar 15 2022 33 votes
Legal expert Anna Singer is investigating whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children family Article 619 words 4 votes
Witness History spoke to photographer Mark Edwards, who was given unique access to document a famously photo shy community of Christiania in Denmark Article 77 words 11 votes
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On October 24, 1975 over ninety percent of Icelandic women refused to work – to show how much society depended on women's labor, from farms and factories to the home work Article 2374 words 10 votes