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World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
Days after Hitler’s suicide a group of American soldiers, French prisoners, and, yes, German soldiers defended an Austrian castle against an SS division—the only time Germans and Allies fought together in World War II. Andrew Roberts on a story so wild that it has to be made into a movie.
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Paper cups: from hygenic 'Health Kup' to symbol of 20th century waste
The disposable paper cup came to prominence during the 1918 influenza pandemic as a hygienic option to avoid spreading germs at drinking fountains. But now it's come to symbolise everything destructive about 20th century culture, and may itself be tossed on the scrap heap.
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Swimsuits Through The Decades
From ancient bathers to pin ups to butt-baring bikinis, we've come a long way when it comes to swim gear. Take a walk through fashion history with us, and see how far we've come.
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Inside the Paris apartment untouched for 70 years
Treasure trove finally revealed after owner locked up and fled at outbreak of WWII
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TV pioneer, famed psychologist Joyce Brothers dies
Joyce Brothers, who pioneered the television advice show and was called the mother of media psychology, has died, her daughter said Monday. She was 85. "She passed away peacefully and in her home ... with her family all around her," Lisa Brothers Arbisser said.
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5 Insane Trends from Vintage Cigarette Ads
Advertisements for cigarettes, like ads for heroin cough syrup or professional bellboys, are mostly a thing of the past. And it's a good thing because tobacco ads were awful.
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The Changing Face of America: Racial Demographics From 1950-2050
The Pew Research Center’s Paul Taylor discusses trends in the racial/ethnic breakdown of the U.S. population over the last century.
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Japan WWII 'comfort women' were 'necessary'
A prominent Japanese politician has described as "necessary" the system by which women were forced to become prostitutes for World War II troops.
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High school fashion in 1969
Must have been a lot of good looking people back in those days jeez.
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The 2 last known photos of the RMS Titanic
Looks so empty and alone.
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The American War Machine
Joe Rogan on the American war machine and real history not discussed in school.
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1955 Map Shows No-Go Zones for Soviet Travelers in the U.S.
If you were one of select few private Soviet citizens granted permission to visit the United States in 1955, you could take in a Cubs game or ski Jackson Hole, but if you wanted to sample Memphis barbecue or check out the factories in Youngstown, Ohio, you’d be out of luck.
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Evolution of lying
Ultimately, our ability to convincingly lie to each other may have evolved as a direct result of our cooperative nature.
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Five horrifying tragedies fueled by religion
Surely, other travesties belong on this list; but these make up some of the most atrocious horrors that religion has helped spawn throughout human history.
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Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life
Scientists have discovered water that was sealed in Canadian bedrock for nearly half of Earth's history. It may contain the descendants of ancient microbes. The discovery could give scientists new insights into early life on Earth and inform the search for life on other planets.
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Powerball jackpot jumps to $600 million, 2nd largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history
Eyeing $600M Powerball jackpot? You have better chance of death by lightning
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This is one of those WTF gifs that always makes me laugh
I present Diva Hitler.
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What Is It About Bees And Hexagons?
Solved! A bee-buzzing, honey-licking 2,000-year-old mystery that begins here, with this beehive. Look at the honeycomb in the photo and ask yourself: (I know you've been wondering this all your life, but have been too shy to ask out loud ... ) Why is every cell in this honeycomb a hexagon?
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Shocking Google Earth GIFs of Human Impact on Earth
There’s no doubt about it, humans have reshaped the earth more in the last two hundred years than at any other time in our history… and the last 25 years are no different. Now Google has released a new “interactive map experience” which allows users to view archived satellite data over the last quarter century and in doing so they are giving us perhaps the most clear and valuable view of our recent impact on earth.
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10 Facial Reconstructions of Famous Historical Figures
Why look at a painting of a historical figure when you can come face to face with one?
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