Tag Archives: history

How people in Europe say the number 92

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IMO the Natural History Museum is the most amazing building in London

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Why English behaves like this.

Let’s answer some burning word origin questions. 👉 And go to https://ground.news/robwords to see how language shapes our perspectives. Save 40% for unlimited access to the Vantage Plan through my link. I asked my subscribers for their burning word origin … Continue reading

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Total population change, 1990-2022

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Why There’s No Cat In The Chinese Zodiac

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Worst extinction in Earth’s history isn’t the one that killed the dinosaurs! #space #science

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130 Million Years Ago, the World Caught Fire

It seems that for flowering plants to take over the world, first they may have had to help burn the old one away…and then put those fires out. […]

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Feeling jealous over a 16th-century book on the plague

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What this bar chart race shows about the history of UK cities

[…] I made a bar chart race to explore the history of UK cities from the beginning of Roman rule right up to the modern era, with a bit of history and storytelling alongside. We’ll explore the growth and decline … Continue reading

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🔥 Not a hedgehog. A cool mammal that lays eggs and has a four-headed penis

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