Category Archives: History

Chess Grandmaster Ossip Bernstein

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The Bombed British City Beneath New York

Located along FDR Drive in Manhattan, NYC is Waterside Plaza, built on a spit of artificial land. But what many New Yorkers don’t realise is that beneath Waterside Plaza are the remains of a heavily bombed British city! Find out … Continue reading →

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The (Second) Most Deadliest Virus on Earth

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5 Disturbing Truths About Ancient Rome

Uncover the Dark Side of Ancient Rome! 5 Disturbing Truths REVEALED! From brutal torture in the courts to lead poisoning and explicit erotic art, this shocking history will leave you speechless! […]

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The Ginkgo Tree Planted 1,400 Years Ago

Ginkgo trees are a species native to China and today retain great cultural significance. One Ginkgo tree planted in the courtyard of an ancient temple lives close to where the terracotta statues were buried in Xi’an China. And this tree … Continue reading →

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What Does IQ Actually Measure?

IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms … Continue reading →

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We must not forget what happened to the world’s Indigenous children | Aeon Essays

oys at Kamloops Indian Residential School, probably before the 1920s. All photos courtesy the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia, except where noted Thousands of Indigenous children suffered and died in residential ‘schools’ … Continue reading →

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Lisa Kudrow’s Great Grandmother was murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust

A translated document gives Lisa painful details about the mass burial of 900 Jews in Ilya. Lisa walks the path that her great-grandmother took to her final destination. […]

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Walking the dramatic landscape of the River Medway in Kent (4K)

This was takes us along the River Medway in Kent following the Saxon Shore Way with Professor Kate Spencer from Gillingham to Rainham. Starting at Strand Leisure Park we pass Horrid Hill, Bloors Wharf, Eastcourt Woods and Otterham Creek. Kate … Continue reading →

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How an advanced civilisation vanished 2,500 years ago – BBC News

The Tartessos were an advanced Bronze Age society that flourished in the Iberian Peninsula in southern Spain around 3,000 years ago. But 500 years later, the civilisation vanished mysteriously. Now new research is investigating how and why the Tartessos disappeared. … Continue reading →

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