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The Presidents on the Presidents: How They Judge One Another
A look at how residents of the Oval Office consider their predecessors
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Why the Federal Reserve Needs an Overhaul
This 100-year-old antique is undemocratic, too close to elite banking interests and often blind to the economic conditions that affect most Americans.
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Big Breakthroughs Come in Your Late 30s
What the ages of Nobel Prize winners tell us about creativity.
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The great flood of London
In 1928 the Thames flooded much of central London, with fatal consequences. It was the last time the heart of the UK's capital has been under water. How did the city cope and what has changed?
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Klaus Teuber, the Man Who Built The Settlers of Catan
Last year, Mayfair Games reported selling more than seven hundred and fifty thousand copies of The Settlers of Catan.
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Olympic Bobsled Is the Worst-Designed Sport of All Time
Why you can turn off the Olympic bobsled finals after five minutes.
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How the North ended up on top of the map
Why do maps always show the north as up? For those who don’t just take it for granted, the common answer is that Europeans made the maps and they wanted to be on top. But there’s really no good reason for the north to claim top-notch cartographic real estate over any other bearing, as an examination of old maps from different places and periods can confirm.
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Did you know Samsung could buy Android first, but laughed it out of court?
The year is 2005. There are no smartphones, at least not by today’s standards. Carriers control not just what apps run on your phone - they try to curate search results on phones, pushing ringtones first and relevant results last.
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World War I Guilt: Culpability Question Divides Historians Today
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I and the 75th of the start of World War II. Questions over the degree of German guilt remain contentious among historians, who have been fighting over the issue for years.
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Document from 1981 reveals why mouse cursor is tilted and not straight
Have you ever wondered why mouse cursor on your computer is slightly tilted and not straight? Why isn’t the cursor positioned vertically which would be a more logical choice? Because that would be more convenient for selecting text and other tasks.
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Courage in Unlikely Places: Ruby Bridges
Tells the story of RubyBridges and her courage in honor of BlackHistory month.
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The Plot to Kill Ed Koch
How the late New York mayor ran afoul of South American assassins—and ended up with a contract on his head.
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North Korea Stamp Design
North Korea exists in isolation. It is a mystery that rarely reveals itself to the outside world. Few Westerners have been allowed within its borders since a cease fire agreement was signed in 1953 that paused the open warfare between the divided Korean peninsula, making it difficult to know what life is like for the millions who live there.
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China should dominate the 2026 Winter Olympics
The country is no good at the Winter Games—but that could change when it hosts them itself
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Amateur discovers Roman-era German treasure linked to Wagnerian Nibelung legend
A hobby archaeologist with a metal detector has discovered a trove of gold and silver in a German forest dating back to late Roman times, fuelling speculation that it could be the legendary Nibelung treasure which inspired composer Richard Wagner’s operatic “Ring Cycle”.
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Steve Jobs threatened Palm’s CEO, plainly and directly, court documents reveal
Another lesson from the Silicon Valley wage theft suit, which I first reported here, is what can happen to even powerful tech CEOs who make the fatal mistake of standing up to monopoly power. It’s a lesson former Palm Inc CEO Edward Colligan learned the hard way. Court documents obtained by PandoDaily (and embedded below) reveal Colligan as one of the few tech executives who did the right thing and refused to let Steve Jobs bully him into joining the Big Tech wage theft cartel.
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The Original Locations of 15 Famous Food Chains
Ever wonder where your favorite fast food chain first popped up? Look no further.
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What Happens to Cops Who Arrest Other Cops?
There are no statistics available to describe how often cops cover up for one another, but former cops have described participating in illegal searches, perjuring themselves, and all kinds of other shady dealings since at least the days of NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico in the 60s.
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Bobsleigh Through The Ages - Olympic Highlights
Winter sports have changed significantly since the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix 1924. Bobsleigh is one the examples of these incredible changes. In this video we follow the Olympic journey of the event and it's progression across the editions of the Winter Olympics.
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600 year old mystery manuscript decoded by University of Bedfordshire professor
Professor decodes 15th century codex
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