Tag: history

August 5, 2024 at 3:15 pm

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

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They likely had no idea what they had done.

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July 10, 2024 at 2:34 pm

James Webb Telescope Spots The Farthest Galaxies From Earth Yet, Which Were Formed 300 Million Years After The Big Bang

Source: NASA/James Webb

“Despite being so young, the galaxy is already hard at work creating the elements familiar to us on Earth.”

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June 24, 2024 at 9:33 am

A Lost River Could Finally Explain The Origins Of The Pyramids

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One more piece of the puzzle.

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June 7, 2024 at 3:37 pm

How Earth Went Billions Of Years Without Experiencing Fire

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It wasn’t until 383 million years ago when the first extensive wildfires took place.

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May 23, 2024 at 9:21 am

Historians Weigh In On Whether Or Not The Trojan Horse Ever Really Existed

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The very first mention was 500 years after it supposedly occurred.

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May 22, 2024 at 12:36 pm

This Prehistoric Snake Could Be The Largest To Ever Live On Earth At 49 Feet in Length

Source: Shutterstock/Michael Rosskothen

This thing had to be fearsome to behold

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May 15, 2024 at 9:35 am

Remains Of Charred Papyrus Could Reveal Plato’s Final Resting Place

Source: CNR-Institute of Culturale Heritage/Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli

Plato passed in Athens in the year 348 BCE.

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May 4, 2024 at 9:38 am

Floridians Once Believed A Giant Penguin Lived On Clearwater Beach

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In 1988, though, local man Tony Signorini confessed to perpetrating the entire thing.

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May 2, 2024 at 9:22 am

Here’s How People Cleaned Their Teeth Before Toothpaste

Source: Public Domain

The earliest known recognizable toothbrush was found in China during the Tang Dynasty.

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April 20, 2024 at 12:35 pm

Did Ancient Humans Ever Live To Be One Hundred?

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The statistical probability of surviving to 100 years old before the 19th century was nil

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