Category: HISTORY

August 10, 2024 at 9:42 am

What Makes A Human A Human? Scientists Say Looking At Ancient Skeletons Gives Us The Answer.

Source: Unsplash/Arthur Lambillotte

Understanding what makes an early human a part of our species is fascinating. 

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August 9, 2024 at 12:45 pm

Monsters And Fantastic Creatures Can Be Found On The Oldest Known Map Of The World

Source: British Museum

The top of the map is “a place where the Sun is not seen.”

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August 7, 2024 at 3:45 pm

Did France’s King Louis XIV Start The Trend Of Women Giving Birth Lying Down?

Source: Shutterstock

It still dominates today, though not because the king likes to watch.

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August 5, 2024 at 3:15 pm

How Pirates Affected The United States’ Choice To Not Adopt The Metric System

Source: Shutterstock

They likely had no idea what they had done.

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August 4, 2024 at 12:45 pm

Some People Want To Clean The Statue Of Liberty In Order To Restore Its Natural Color

Source: Shutterstock

Even if we buffed away the outer layer, the same process of transition would happen to the new outer layer, in time.

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August 2, 2024 at 12:39 pm

The Genetic History Of Blue Eyes

Source: Shutterstock

So, pretty as those blue eyes are, they’re just a neat trick of the light.

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August 2, 2024 at 9:27 am

The Evidence That Underwear Has Been Around For 40,000 Years

Source: Ian Gilligan, et al

It sounds like a pretty convincing argument.

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August 1, 2024 at 12:38 pm

A Digital Replica Of Shackleton’s Antarctica-Exploring Ship Is Now Available Online

A Digital Replica Of Shackleton's Antarctica-Exploring Ship Is Now Available Online

A little bit of history right in your home!

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July 21, 2024 at 3:36 pm

The Huge, Ancient System Of Rivers Underneath The Antarctic Ice

Source: Zundel et al., Science Advances 2024

It probably stopped around 34 million years ago.

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July 19, 2024 at 3:22 pm

The Largest Ape To Ever Live Could Be The Truth Behind The Legend Of Sasquatch

Source: Concavenator/Wikipedia

Some people believe Gigantopithecus never went extinct at all.

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