The term paganism has always been something of an insult. First recorded in the fourth…
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Archaeology
The Tiara of Saitaferne: Priceless Treasure or Modern Error?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriIn April 1896 the illustrious Louvre Museum in Paris made an announcement that shook the…
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Myths & Legends
(In Pics) Six Depictions of Santa Claus through History
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenSanta is near-ubiquitous in his depiction today: a fat, jolly man with a red suit,…
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It seems a silly question, doesn’t it? Electricity was only discovered in the 1700s by…
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Myths & Legends
The Woodplumpton Witch: The Uneasy End of Britain’s Last Witch Trial
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriIn the 17th century, people were taken over by the tales of witches and supernatural…
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The human body is a miraculous thing. Millennia of evolution: random mutations, trial, and error…
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The Vikings had Odin, the Egyptians had Amun-Ra. The concept of a central god, a…
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Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the most famous English poets of the 14th century. His…