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Aborigenes

How Long Have the Aborigines Inhabited Australia?

Aborigines are the proud keepers of what is arguably the world’s oldest continuous culture. Their ancestors come from various communities, each with its own distinct blend of cultures, customs, and languages. Before the European invasion in 1788, there were over 250 Indigenous nations, each with its own clan. Did you know how long the Aborigines […]

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Lucy Ellmann

What is Unique About Ducks Newburyport?

Lucy Ellmann’s 2019 novel Ducks, Newburyport was published in the United Kingdom. The novel is written in a narrative style similar to a stream of consciousness. It won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2019 and was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2019. But do you know what makes this novel unique? The novel; Ducks, Newburyport

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Titanic

What Did Divers Discover When They Found the Wreck of Titanic?

The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Titanic, the largest ocean liner in service, was carrying an estimated 2,224 passengers when she collided with an iceberg at around on Sunday, 14 April 1912. But did you know

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Hjalmar Schacht

Who is the Smartest Nazi?

Any person who is a member of Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party is identified as a Nazi. Hitler and the Nazis ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. They advocated totalitarian rule, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust. But do you know who is

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Pose

Why Did Historical Icons Have One Hand in Their Jackets?

Portrait painting is a painting genre whose goal is to depict a specific human subject. Portrait painting can also refer to the finished painted portrait. But did you know why historical icons have one hand in their jackets on their portraits? Genteel men resting one hand inside their jackets convey calm and good breeding. This

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Communal Sleeping

Why Communal Sleeping Popular in Medieval Times?

Experts say the end of sibling bed-sharing usually happens naturally, without prompting from parents, before the children hit puberty. But they say parents shouldn’t hesitate to change the arrangement if they think one child’s getting too old for it. Did you know why communal sleeping was so popular during medieval times?  People in the Medieval

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Samuel L Seymour

Who Witnessed Lincoln’s Assassination as a Child?

On the evening of April 14, 1865, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. But did you know that there was a child in the theater who witnessed his assassination? Samuel J. Seymour witnessed Lincoln’s assassination as a child. He made a

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