A country of approximately 22,000,000 thrown into two-hundred-year isolation. What sounds like a far-flung movie…
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher is not a familiar name to many modern readers. This may…
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There are many legacies of the Roman Empire. People tend to think first of what…
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History
The Ball of the Burning Men: How did a Royal Party end in Catastrophe?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriMasquerade balls are often lavish occasions. These fancy dress parties for the rich and ranked…
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Unexplained Mysteries
The Mongolian Death Worm: Nightmare Cryptid of the Gobi Desert?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriHistory is littered with strange creatures which exist just outside human understanding, remaining undiscovered by…
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“An artist should suffer.” So said performance artist Marina Abramović in her 2011 piece titled…