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4th of July Spoof - U.S. History in 30 seconds

Humor – U.S. History in 30 seconds

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Nuclear fallout used to spot fake art

Art & Design – Scientists and art historians have developed what they say is a foolproof way of identifying forged works of art. They can distinguish between art created before 1945 and that produced after that date by measuring…

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Airport reports record passengers

Travel – East Midlands Airport serves more than 500,000 passengers in a month for the first time in its history.

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Anchor of our Liberty

Do No Evil – It is the duty of every citizen to see that the Constitution and Bill of Rights is protected. Without them, the United States of America is nothing special, just another big country ruling its people any way it…

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The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global…

Books – Are empires as dominant today as they have ever been? It's an ambitious claim, but it's easy to quibble with this work's conclusions, says Niall Ferguson

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Drone planes research hurricanes

Science – As the hurricane season takes off in the US so too will drone planes which will fly into the eye of the storms.

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Vintage fitness equipment

Health & Fitness – Steampunk fitness equipment prototypes.

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Getting Rights Wrong

Politics – When early Americans spoke of self-defense, they didn't just have common criminals in mind. They were thinking of the would-be tyrants up the road. Defense against tyranny is always considered illegal -- by the…

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Historic China-Taiwan flights begin

News – More than 200 mainland Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regular commercial flight in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions between the old foes.

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Free Criminal History

Do-It-Yourself – You probably know if you want to search for your free criminal history, then you can do it. You see, whatever the reason you want to search for it, there are sites on the net to help you. Here's one way of doing…

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Sea Monsters

Science – "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" follows a dolichorhynchops as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history.

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A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband, Part I

Humor – Overview of the 1917 tome of recipes and tips for creating a cozy new home for the newly wed wife. Learn how to reach a man's heart through his stomach! Laugh at the old fashioned ideas about marriage and a wife's…

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The Necessary War?

Politics – Because World War I was unnecessary, so was World War II, which was really a resumption of World War I. Buchanan goes further and argues that had Britain and France not offered a wildly imprudent guarantee to Poland…

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Karl Rove's Trojan Hourse

Politics – The institute will give Rove the resources he needs to try to re-write the narrative of the Bush presidency, as well promoting his larger vision -- the domination of the right-wing of the Republican Party in American…

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Iran: It's The Blowback, Stupid!

News – The 1953 coup is widely seen as having set the conditions for the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It is a consequence the US and Iran are still dealing with today.

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Day Trip to Pilot Point from the Dallas Fort Worth area

Travel – Head up to North Denton County from the Dallas/Fort Worth area for a magical day trip. Pilot Point is a small quirky town with lots to see and do. Then finish off the day with the best barbeque in the world at Clark's…

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YouTube - Canada Day 2008 - The History of Canada

Popular Videos – A less-than-accurate history of Canada, just in time to miss Canada Day

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Roulette, a classic gambling game

Money – Roulette has been played in Europe since the 18th century, and online roulette games are popular now all over the world. Roulette is more popular in Europe than elsewhere

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The World's First Album Cover

Music – Alex Steinwess, a then 23 years old designer, convinced Columbia's suits to create the first true album cover. Until then, 78s were sold in generic sleeves.

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The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets

Television – I, like a lot of you, grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But do you ever stop to wonder where they came from? Some of the characters we know and love today were recycled from other T.V. shows and commercials…

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How Ignorant Are We?

Politics – "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." -- Thomas Jefferson Just how stupid are we? Pretty stupid, it would seem, when we come across…

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Great Moments in History on Etch-a-Sketch

Art & Design – Part art project, part childhood toy nostalgia, part history lesson: great moments in history have been drawn on an Etch-a-sketch. [via boingboing]

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Edvard Munch's The Scream...

Art & Design – Edvard Munch's The Scream, damaged by armed robbers who took the masterpiece in 2004, is back on display in a Norwegian museum.

When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated?
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When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated?

Do No Evil – On July 2, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, signed only by Charles Thompson (the secretary of Congress) and John Hancock (the presiding officer). Two days later Congress approved the revised…

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1000 years of urban history: the rise and fall of European…

News – In the year 800, Baghdad was a wonder of the world while London was an economic backwater. By 1800, London was the largest city in the world while Arab cities languished. Recent research attributes this 'trading…

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