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One of WWII's most iconic battles happened 74 years ago, here is the video of it
On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway kicked off between the US and Japan. When it was all over on June 7, it was hailed as a decisive American victory — and much of it was captured on film.That’s all...
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The story behind one of the most iconic sports photos of all time
After a decades-long fight with Parkinson's disease, legendary heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali died Friday night at the age of 74.In one of the most iconic sport images of all time, we see a...
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8 famous people who served on D-Day
Monday is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the Allies embarked on the crucial invasion of Normandy on the northern coast of France. Allied forces suffered major casualties, but the...
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Here's what it was like to be Mansa Musa, thought to be the richest person in...
African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe,"reports Time.Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson writes:...
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Here's what it was like to be Mansa Musa, thought to be the richest person in...
African King Musa Keita I is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe,"reports Time.Literally. His fortune was incomprehensible, Time's Jacob Davidson writes:...
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How the world's currencies got their names
From country to country, monetary units vary nearly as much as the cultures and languages that use them. But have you ever wondered why a dollar is called a "dollar"?A recent post on the Oxford...
View ArticleHere's why human women probably struggled to have babies with Neanderthal men
Scientists have a new theory why human women might have had trouble breeding with Neanderthal men around 40,000 years ago.Produced by Brad Streicher. Original reporting by Rebecca Harrington and Rafi...
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Historical photos were digitally colored, and the results are beautiful
History doesn't have to be just black-and-white.Dynamichrome is a project dedicated to digitally reconstructing historical photos in color, offering a brighter glimpse into the past. One photo even...
View ArticleThis animated map shows how religion spread across the world
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are five of the biggest religions in the world. Over the last few thousand years, these religious groups have shaped the course of history and had a...
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The evolution of surgery over the last 100 years is horrifying and astounding
When you think about it, surgery is downright bizarre — humans cut into one another all the time to get rid of deadly diseases and excess body fat.But the fact we don't marvel about this on a daily...
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There's a secret room inside Mount Rushmore that's used to store important US...
Right where the frontal lobe of Abraham Lincoln's brain would be, there is instead a secret room that contains the text of America's most important documents.This is the Hall of Records at Mount...
View ArticleSatellites reveal a huge monument that's been hiding in plain sight
Even sights we thought we had excavated can still hide secrets. Scientists used new technology to find an ancient monument in the historic trade city of Petra, Jordan, which was once the capital city...
View ArticleThe ugly truth about the electoral college
Not all votes are equal when it comes to electing the president of the United States. Because of the electoral college system, votes cast in smaller states weigh more heavily than those cast in larger...
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We're finding out more about this analog computer from ancient Greece
An artifact recovered in 1901 has new meaning after its latest examination found it was used to teach ancient Greeks about our place in the cosmos.Found in the wreck of an ancient merchant ship that...
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The man responsible for Germany's hyperinflation nightmare has a scary lesson...
Every now and then it helps to dig through the past to think about what's going on in the present.So let's rewind back to 1920s Germany.Back then the country was stuck in a less-than-ideal economic...
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The 5,000-year history of interest rates shows just how historically low US...
The Federal Reserve continues to keep its benchmark interest rate target pegged to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%.That's low.Interestingly, rates aren't just low within the context of American history. They...
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An original Wells Fargo stagecoach would have cost as much as a new car today
Wells Fargo got its start in 1852 and focused on banking and rapid long-distance delivery. It's the delivery part where Wells Fargo's iconic stagecoaches hail from, and back then they cost about...
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7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history
The road to modern medicine has been a long one, and doctors have come up with a variety of tools along the way. But some of the early iterations were, shall we say, a little crude. Here are seven of...
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The history of money: A brief look at American currency
Many people today don’t often use coins or paper money anymore, preferring instead the convenience of a credit card, debit card, or even a smartphone. But the history of currency in the United States...
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Here are 24 of history's weirdest jobs
Today, many people are fortunate enough to be able to strive to find work that they consider "meaningful" and "fulfilling." Yeah. We're pretty spoiled. Because there have been some weird and terrible...
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