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Do You Know the Meaning of These Antiquated Words?
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Finish your bouffage and sit down to flex your vocabulary muscles. If it's lumming outside, don't worry! Proving your love and knowledge of antiquated words will fill you with all the apricity of the March sun. How well will you do?
Fact or Fiction: Hollywood vs. History
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Did you learn most of your history from the silver screen? If so, you might want to fact-check a few things. Test your real history knowledge by separating the real story from cinema inaccuracies.
Who Is the Controversial Green Man on the Royal Coronation Invitation?
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His leafy face can be found in medieval cathedrals and on garden paving stones all over Europe, but what is the story of the Green Man?
Why We Say It's 'Raining Cats and Dogs' When It's Literally Not
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If you've ever uttered the phrase, "It's raining cats and dogs," you may have thought it was a bizarre way to describe heavy rainfall. After all, it conjures images of cats and dogs tumbling from the sky. While cats and dogs may not literally be falling from the sky, they may have inspired the phrase.
How the Gibbs Aquada Works
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The Gibbs Aquada got billionaire Richard Branson across the English Channel. Check out this truly unique vehicle.
The Fascinating Stories Behind 5 of the World's Big Currency Symbols
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Why does the dollar sign have a slash? Did a British pound originally weigh 1 pound? Find out the stories behind these and other currency symbols
How England Broke off From Mainland Europe 450,000 Years Ago
What geological forces separated England from Europe? Learn more about a new study in this HowStuffWorks article.
The History of the 'Death Tax'
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Whether you call it an estate tax or death tax, its existence is controversial. Learn more about the history of the death tax at HowStuffWorks.
Searching for the Lost Horizon of Shangri-La
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A fictional paradise created by British author James Hilton in the novel 'Lost Horizon,' the mystical Tibetan paradise of Shangri-La remains mythical.
Why the Stamp Act Was Reviled in the American Colonies
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The British imposition of the Stamp Act in 1765 drew street demonstrations against the new law in the American colonies, resulting in its eventual repeal.