How Seven Victorian Sisters Made Millions With Their Long Hair
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The dark history of how nostalgia was understood by early medicine.
Ah, nostalgia. It’s Spice Girls dolls, Delia’s catalogs, and MySpace for the Millennials out there, but go back a few centuries, and nostalgia wasn’t a sentimental yearning for the past. Rather than bittersweet memories, nostalgia was considered a much bleaker feeling. Believe It or Not!, in the 17th century, Swiss physician Dr. Johanne →
The tragic event that forever changed Dickens' life. Here’s what you need to know about the train crash that scared the dickens out of Charles Dickens.
Most people think about A Christmas Carol or Oliver Twist when they hear the name Charles Dickens. Thanks to characters like →
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The Greek sacrifice at “The Hot Gates” proved greater than history remembers it.
Who can forget the tale of the 300 Spartans who held the pass of Thermopylae for three days against Persian hordes from the east? Movies such as 2006’s 300 continue to bring this landmark moment in ancient Greek history to life. They emphasize themes central to the fight, including freedom against oppression and courage in the face of insurmountable odds.
But did 300 Spartans really make a final stand against King Xer →
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