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The History of Lilith, From Demon to Adam's First Wife to Feminist Icon

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The black-haired "demoness" of folklore turns up in many ancient legends, but in the 21st century, Lilith has been recast as a feminist symbol. This is her story.

The 'Hanged, Drawn and Quartered' Execution Was Even Worse than You Think

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This was no mere execution. In addition to being hanged until "almost" dead, body parts were taken out and burned before the head was cut off. And we haven't got to the quartering yet.

12 Things That Will Skyrocket In Value Once The Apocalypse Hits

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If you were to check your person right now, Chances are, you might have some silly colored paper with dead world leaders on it, and maybe some circular pieces of semi-precious metal. Unfortunately those probably won't get you very far after society collapses and the world reverts back to a barter economy where gold and silver [...] The post 12 Things That Will Skyrocket In Value Once The Apocalypse Hits appeared first on Goliath.

NASA Gets Ready to Punch an Asteroid in 2022 With DART Mission

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In 2022, NASA is planning on ramming a spacecraft into an asteroid to knock it off course. Learn more about the DART mission at HowStuffWorks.

10 Amazing Inventions We Don't Appreciate Enough

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From the moment we are awoken by our alarm clock in the morning, right through to when we turn out the light before going to sleep, we use an enormous amount of inventions that make our day to day lives much easier. Many of these are relatively new inventions, whilst there are also dozens of [...] The post 10 Amazing Inventions We Don't Appreciate Enough appeared first on Goliath.

The 10 Most Legitimate Cases of U.F.O. Sightings

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History doesn't believe or disbelieve in UFOs. There are a handful of UFO sightings documented by Roman historians from around 2,000 years ago, but they seem about as credible as the existence of Zeus. More than 95 percent of all UFO sightings can be easily dismissed as military aircraft, stars, planets, meteors, flares, weather balloons [...] The post The 10 Most Legitimate Cases of U.F.O. Sightings appeared first on Goliath.

Can you guess how much these everyday items used to cost?

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Thanks to the relentless march of inflation, prices of everything, from housing to a gallon of milk, continue to rise over time. People living in decades past had to pinch pennies and stretch dollars to afford necessities or splurge on a taste of luxury, just like modern families. Take our quiz to see if you can guess how much everyday items cost in days past!

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