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In 1950, a popular magazine depicted what an atomic bomb would do to New York City—in gruesome detail
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It is tempting to think of the German hyperinflation of 1923 as a uniquely awful event, but it pales in comparison to what happened in the 17th century
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Could futuristic technology have saved the milkman from extinction?
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The Portrait of Sensitivity: A Photographer in Storyville, New Orleans’ Forgotten Burlesque Quarter
The Big Easy’s red light district had plenty of tawdriness going on—except when Ernest J. Bellocq was taking photographs of prostitutes
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Document Deep Dive: What Does the Magna Carta Really Say?
A curator from the National Archives takes us through what the governing charter means
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Moving is a lot easier if you live inside a giant ball
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The Ottoman Empire’s Life-or-Death Race
Custom in the Ottoman Empire mandated that a condemned grand vizier could save his neck if he won a sprint against his executioner
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The Art and Science of Embarrassing Art
Neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel explores the flourishing of culture in Vienna
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Fighting Terrorism in the Future
A 1981 book predicted that the soldiers of the future could be more like heavily armed policemen than a fighting force
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Edward Curtis’ Epic Project to Photograph Native Americans
His 20-volume masterwork was hailed as “the most ambitious enterprise in publishing since the production of the King James Bible”
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On Heroic Self-Sacrifice: a London Park Devoted to Those Most Worth Remembering
In 1887, a painter was inspired by an idea: commemorate the everyday heroism of men, women and children who had lost their lives trying to save another’s
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Telemedicine Predicted in 1925
With video screens and remote control arms, any doctor could make a virtual housecall
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Clarence Dally — The Man Who Gave Thomas Edison X-Ray Vision
“Don’t talk to me about X-rays,” Edison said after an assistant on one of his X-ray projects started showing signs of illness. “I am afraid of them.”
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Super-Sized Food of the Future
How do you eat an eight-foot-long ear of corn?
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Paris or Bust: The Great New York-to-Paris Auto Race of 1908
Even before there were roads, there were men who wanted to drive fast
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Yep, there was an app for that
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A new biography tells the story of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts
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Seven Famous People Who Missed the Titanic
The notables who planned to sail on the fateful voyage included a world-famous novelist, a radio pioneer and America’s biggest tycoons
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The discovery of a 40,000-year old figurine reignites debate among archaeologists about the origins—and true purpose—of art
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