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Apr 13, 2022

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Grant Piper

Why Do All Ancient Civilizations Have a Flood Myth?

A chilling theory

Mar 12, 2022

Why Do All Ancient Civilizations Have a Flood Myth?

Mar 12, 2022

Grant Piper

Legend Says A Mongol Army Once Killed 1.7 Million People In a Single Hour

The tragedy of Nishapur

Apr 10, 2022

Legend Says A Mongol Army Once Killed 1.7 Million People In a Single Hour

Apr 10, 2022

Keith McNulty

You Really Need To Use More Analogies

These four great analogies from history show how powerful a tool they can be

Nov 3, 2021

You Really Need To Use More Analogies

Nov 3, 2021

Edward Slingerland

People Drink to Get Drunk

Ancient people imbibed for the same reason we do

Oct 13, 2021

People Drink to Get Drunk

Oct 13, 2021

Mike Spencer

Liberals and progressives will take us to war

Their nationalism and investment in partisan politics will set in motion a global conflict

Dec 8, 2021

Liberals and progressives will take us to war

Dec 8, 2021

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Sal

10 Disturbing Practices That Were Considered Normal in Medieval England

From taking animals to court and illegal football to brutal shaming parades.

Dec 7, 2021

10 Disturbing Practices That Were Considered Normal in Medieval England

Dec 7, 2021

Erik Brown

The Ancient World’s Largest Ship Built By Antiquity’s Elon Musk

The Classical Greek version of the Titanic

Dec 2, 2021

The Ancient World’s Largest Ship Built By Antiquity’s Elon Musk

Dec 2, 2021

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