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A Rare 1968 Anti-War Short
Its co-creator, the legendary Milton Glaser, says "Mickey Mouse is a symbol of innocence...and to have him killed, as a solider, is such a contradiction of your expectations."
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Up in the sky, look: It's Supermoon!
The heavens will deliver a rare treat to moonstruck romantics and werewolves Sunday who rise before the sun.
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Vodka Geography
A well-known and widely disseminated rumor about Russians pegs the pseudo-Slavic people as mass and reckless consumers of a common intoxicant known as vodka, an alcohol that, if we are to take the preceding rumors to be true, is “cheaper than water” in those parts of the world.
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The History of Early Computing Machines, from Ancient Times to 1981
From the abacus to the IBM personal computer, calculating devices have come a long way. Let's take a look through the history of these machines and the remarkable progress that came with the 20th century.
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Treadmills from 1920
I doubt there's a tablet mount...
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The Cosmology of Serialized Television
Mad Men began its sixth season by quoting from Dante’s Inferno—the first three lines. I winced, and thought of the epigraph from Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, the spoof of cheesy 80s horror shows.
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Why We Call It Alcoholic 'Proof' (Or How British Sailors Used to Be Freaking Pyros)
Picture a creaking ship. Disgruntled sailors. Cheating merchants. Toss in a bit of gunpowder and boredom and you have yourself the beginnings of our modern-day alcohol “proof” system.
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5 Ridiculous Modern Fashions With Badass Historical Origins
It seems like fashion trends these days are nothing but pointless peacocking, but you might be surprised to find out that many of them arose from a very genuine need.
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The Child Prodigies Who Became 20th-Century Celebrities
Every generation produces kid geniuses, but in the early 1900s, the public was obsessed with them.
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World's Oldest Genome Sequenced From 700,000-Year-Old Horse DNA
A 700,000-year-old horse leg bone has yielded the world's oldest complete genome.
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The Poison Squad: An Incredible History
The goal of the Poison Squad was simple: they were tasked with trying some of the most commonly used food additives in order to determine their effects. During each of the poison squads trials, the members would eat steadily increasing amounts of each additive, carefully tracking the impact that it had on their bodies. They would stop when the members started to get sick.
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The Most Fabulous Flight Attendant Fashions In History
Please fasten your seat belts, stow your carry-ons and prepare yourself for a runway show at 37,000 feet.
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The True History of Your Favorite Alcoholic Drinks(Video-How-to-make 26 Drinks)
The True History Of Your Favorite Alcoholic Drinks By Hayden Manders, Photographed by Ashley Batz The history of alcoholic drinks can be as blurry as some of the nights consuming them. One fellow, by the name of Jerry Thomas, claimed he was the "Father of Mixology" back in the 1800s when he created drinks like the Tom Collins and possibly the Martini (though the origin of the latter is iffy). But, much like Ray's Pizza and the Cobb salad, there are a lot of claims to the throne.
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The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio
John Hess traces the evolution of the screen shape from the silent film days through the widescreen explosion of the 50s, to the aspect ratio of modern digital cameras.
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Take the Impossible “Literacy” Test Louisiana Gave Black Voters in the 1960s
This week’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder overturned Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which mandated federal oversight of changes in voting procedure in jurisdictions that have a history of using a “test or device” to impede enfranchisement.
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Evolution of Get Lucky - Every decade from 1920
Cool compilation of the hit Daft Punk track played in each decades style.
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Exploring dinosaur growth
Tracking the growth of dinosaurs and how they changed as they grew is difficult. Using a combination of biomechanical analysis and bone histology, palaeontologists from Beijing, Bristol, and Bonn have shown how one of the best-known dinosaurs switched from four feet to two as it grew.
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10 Ways The Bible Was Influenced By Other Religions
If you are among the approximately 32 percent of the world population that considers themselves Christian, you were probably raised to believe that the Bible was written in some sort of historical vacuum—the various authors being inspired by God alone and having no outside influences whatsoever. However, the many books that make up the Bible were, in fact, written by a number of different authors, some of whom are unknown.
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5 Famous Things You Won't Believe Were Invented in Dreams
It turns out a surprising number of society's innovations have come from dreams, proving that sometimes there is method to your brain's madness.
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The U.S. Plan to Invade Canada: War Plan Red
A time-honored tradition in the U.S. military, contingency plans have been drawn up for the defense against, and invasion of, most major military powers. In fact, in response to recent events on the Korean peninsula, the U.S. and South Korea recently signed on to such a plan. One of the most interesting episodes in this rich history of preparing for things that will probably never happen came when Uncle Sam planned to invade Johnny Canuck.
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