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When Rasputin’s Killer Sued MGM: The Origin of the Phrase “Any Resemblance to Reality Is Purely Coincidental”
Hardly anyone recognizes the name Felix Yusupov. He was a Russian aristocrat and a member of the imperial family, whose place ...
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The Hittite Version of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Discovered on Tablets in Hattusa, Has Differing Structure and Narrative Details
The Epic of Gilgamesh, considered the oldest literary work of humanity, has been studied for centuries. Its influence has ...
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The Great Fire That Destroyed 500 Palaces, 350 Temples, and Almost the Entire Capital of Japan in 1657, Giving Rise to the Yakuza
If we talk about the number of fatalities and the degree of destruction, three major disasters stand out in Japan. Two are ...
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Water and Life Arrived on Earth After the Formation of the Moon
A team of researchers led by Katherine Bermingham from Rutgers University in New Brunswick has discovered that water did not ...
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An Impressive Arsenal of Weapons, a Chainmail, and a Roman Helmet Found in Denmark
Some of the swords and other weapons found in Denmark. Credit: Vejle Museums During the Iron Age, between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, a chieftain buried an arsenal of weapons sufficient to equip a ...
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Jacques Coeur, the Legendary Merchant of Fortune Who Laid the Foundations of France’s Wealth
To relieve my poverty, / my heart sometimes tells me: / “Man, do not worry so much / and do not endure such pain; / if you do not have as much as Jacques Coeur, / it is better to live under a great ...
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The Fascinating History of a Decorated Mesolithic Antler Fragment: It Was an Axe, Then a Harpoon, and Finally an Offering Deposited in a River
Mesolithic decorated antler fragment found in Sweden. Credit: Peter Zetterlund / National Historical Museums A recent archaeological study in Sweden has revealed a fascinating discovery that ...
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Did Herodes Atticus Murder His Wife Appia Annia Regilla? A Strange Case in Which No One Was Convicted Thanks to the Protection of Marcus Aurelius
It was the year 160 AD when Appius Annius Atilius Bradua filed a complaint before the Roman Senate regarding the murder of his sister. The direct perpetrator of the crime was a freedman named ...
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Unexpected Vestiges of an Unknown Settlement from the Ramesside Period Found at Kom el-Nugus, West of Alexandria
General view of the New Kingdom settlement, from the south-east. Credit: S. Dhennin The recent discovery of a Ramesside settlement at Kom el-Nugus, north of Lake Mariout in Egypt, documented in ...
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The Remains of a Copper Age Warrior Found in Germany Still Wear a Wrist Guard for the Bowstring
Detail of a burial of the Bell Beaker Culture. A wrist guard of red stone lies at the forearm of the individual. Credit: Sarah Krohn / State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology ...
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Roman Sanctuary with Inscriptions Discovered in a Deep Chamber of the Prehistoric Cova de les Dones in Spain
Researcher Xabier Garín Artázcoz points out the exact location of the cavity where the Roman coin from the time of Emperor Claudius was found. Credit: A. Ruiz-Redondo, V. Barciela & X. Martorell This ...
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The Eruption of Mount Tambora That Caused the Year Without a Summer in 1816 Is the Largest Documented to Date
The huge caldera—6 kilometers in diameter and 1,100 meters deep—formed when Tambora’s estimated 4,000-meter-high peak was removed, and the magma chamber below emptied during the 1815 eruption. Today ...