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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?
10 Things We Thought Were True Before the Scientific Method
Before the scientific method came along, science dabbled in some pretty far-out ideas in its youth. Remember miasmas? And spontaneous generation? And the four elements?
Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages
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Before the advent of gunpowder, enemy combatants used a powerful siege weapon called a trebuchet to forcefully launch projectiles — sometimes a large stone, a decapitated human head or a dead horse — at intended targets.
The Fertile Crescent Truly Was the Cradle of Civilization
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A roughly crescent-shaped region encompassing modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and parts of Turkey and Iran, the Fertile Crescent was home to the world's first settled agricultural communities.
How Frankenstein's Monster Works
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Frankenstein's monster brought questions about human consciousness and synthetic life to readers of fiction. Learn about How Frankenstein's Monster Works.
How did an attempt to blind a pope establish the Holy Roman Empire?
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The Charlemagne coronation took place only after an attack on the pope. Learn about the danger and intrigue behind the Charlemagne coronation.
If We Show You a Word, Can You Tell Us If It’s the American or British Spelling?
Is it a doughnut or a donut? Do I have a moustache or a mustache? Is that piece of candy called licorice or liquorice? And is the sky grey or gray? It's time to see how well you know the difference between American and British words. Can you match these words to their rightful country?
Which Mythical Creature Guards You?
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Some of us have a guardian angel, and some of us need far more aggressive management! Which fearless mythical creature guards you?
10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World
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It's hard to nail down the oldest city in the world. Some say it's Damascus, Syria, while others suggest it's Jericho, in the West Bank. So which is older?
Ancient Egyptian Pregnancy Test Survived Millennia Because It Worked
A strange, but surprisingly accurate, ancient Egyptian pregnancy test survived for millennia and was spread around Africa and Europe because it was just that effective.