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Moments, eras, and people that shaped the world: from ancient times to living memory.
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Nikola Tesla said it best: giving unlimited power to limited minds is hard
A 3500-year-old amber bear amulet, found in a peat bog near Slupsk, Poland. #Poland
The reasoning a Scottish museum is leaning on for pulling every mummy from display: the dead never agreed to be shown. Their official line is that without consent, taking ancient Egyptian human remains out of the…
A map charting how and when each European country last carried out a peacetime execution under the death penalty
Oliver's case is that the historical record does not support the usual objection. Whenever Elon says Hitler was a socialist, the response is "That’s not real socialism" and "It was just in the name." But Hitler described…
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's line, peace at home, peace in the world. What a wonderful quote.
Anyone able to vouch for whether this historical regions of Europe map is accurate
Where the name of each state actually comes from, mapped out
Who Invented These Math Symbols? that's the whole question here
Who Invented These Math Symbols
The Empire of Japan hit its peak reach in January 1943, and this map lays out the whole thing
The first dinosaur fossil wasn't dug up until 1824, which means Napoleon Bonaparte went to his grave on May 5, 1821 with no idea dinosaurs had ever walked the earth
Wait you think the Venus of Pompeii fresco is just sitting there for anyone to see? Parts of the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus are supposed to let guided groups back in by Christmas, which matters because that mansion has…
House of Marcus Fabius Rufus restoration
Anyone know where this is? Take a guess. #Travel
Guess the city fort view
