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Ridiculous History: Breadfruit, the Bounty and the Birth of Globalization
HowStuffWorks looks at the story of how Lt. Bligh and his breadfruit expedition not only spawned a famous mutiny but also the start of global trade.
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 Identify These World War II Planes From an Image Without Any Hints?
Up and away and zooming through the skies, do you think you have what it takes to identify these beautiful aircraft from World War II? You do? Well, let's test your knowledge then, shall we?
How Sarah Forbes Bonetta Was 'Gifted' to Queen Victoria
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Though the story has become overblown, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a West African slave, was liberated from slavery to become an intimate of Queen Victoria.
5 Polar Expeditions That Went Disastrously Wrong
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Hundreds of explorers tried to locate the Northwest Passage. Many of those attempts ended badly. HowStuffWorks looks at five.
Can You Get More Than 11 Right on This WWII Airplanes Quiz?
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Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs, Zeroes ... and even Thunderbolts and Lightnings. They are all here! The question is, can you identify a range of World War II aircraft? Keep your finger on the trigger, punch the throttle and let's go!
The Ultimate WWII Military Equipment Quiz
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World War II ushered in some of the modern era’s most important advances in military equipment design. Do you know enough about the weapons, gear and vehicles used in WWII to identify them from an image? March on into the quiz and find out!
Can You Guess the NFL Team From Its Colors?
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A football team's colors are sacred. When you have the chance, you paint yourself from head to toe in your favorite team's colors. In this quiz, we'll test your knowledge of NFL colors and symbols, because after all, YOUR team isn't the only one that exists.
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.
How James Bond Works
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With his dry wit and impeccable style, James Bond has been defying death in service of Queen and country for more than 50 years. Learn about his origins, allies, enemies and domination of the espionage thriller.