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Sinéad O’Connor’s 1992 ‘SNL’ Photo-Ripping Controversy Explained | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on July 28, 2023 Photo: Screenshot from YouTube Sinéad O’Connor’s performance in 1992 was very controversial at the time, but a lot of people are seeing it differently now. Singer Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at age … Continue reading →

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Overdue Library Book Is Finally Returned 119 Years Late | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on July 27, 2023 hoto: zatletic/Depositphotos Forgetting to return a library book is common. But 119 years late? Have you ever returned a library book late? Perhaps by a day or two or maybe even a week? … Continue reading →

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HOW TO USE THOU …as well as thee, thy, ye & you.

English used to have a formal and informal way of saying “you” – like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain… What does “thou” actually mean? How is it different to “you”? And what about “thee”? These … 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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A Tour of The Accents of England

Polyglot and language coach Dave Huxtable takes a tour of the English accents of England, taking a look at the most interesting and iconic accents across the country and the phonetic features that make then stand out. If you like … Continue reading →

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Making a Lower Class 18th Century Outfit

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3 Potential Reasons Why Dolphins Are Attacking People

If you’ve been watching the news recently you might’ve noticed a strange story coming out of Japan. Dolphins have been attacking humans on Japanese beaches and some people have been getting injured. Although the thought of a dolphin attacking a … Continue reading →

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Why Does Greek Music Sound Eastern? – And Why It’s a Dumb Question

This video is an in-depth discussion and analysis of the discrepancy between our typical understanding of Greece worldwide, and its nature as cultural force situated between and having aspects of both Western and Eastern cultural zones, and how recent political … Continue reading →

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How I changed my mind about truth | Simon Blackburn full interview

Simon Blackburn discusses morality, truth and meta-ethics. How do we know if an action is objectively wrong? To watch Simon Blackburn debate morality with Slavoj Žižek and Joanna Kavenna, head to https://iai.tv/video/moral-facts-and-… Simon Blackburn makes the case for objective morality … Continue reading →

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Alexander Graham Bell’s Forgotten Greatest Invention

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How Mongolia Split Into Two (and will NEVER reunite…)

There are two Sudans, two Congos, two Koreas, … , and between Russia and China, there are two Mongolias. But ever wondered why there are two Mongolias? To find out the truth behind them, I went on a month-long journey … Continue reading →

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Why do Birds have baby Crocodile skulls?

hroughout nature there are many examples of fully grown adult animals retaining juvenile features making them look like babies. This may make them look cuter but it also conceals an incredibly powerful phenomenon of evolution that allows animals to adapt … Continue reading →

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