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The Sack of Champagne

It is a cliché that Shakespeare ranks among the great inventors of the English language, a commonly-believed fallacy...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 01 Sep 2016 • Read →

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Going Under

Among other things, former president Lyndon Baines Johnson was known for his collection of unique automobiles, which...

Written by Monica Traphagan • 24 Aug 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Internationally Adored

Merriam-Webster may be one of the most respected names in the dictionary business, but the giant isn't always perfect...

Written by Jennifer Colton • 11 Aug 2016 • Read →

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Victory in Death

Frank Hayes must have been excited as he climbed into the saddle on 04 June 1923. While the 35-year-old horse trainer...

Written by Erika Nesvold • 04 Aug 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Mind-warping Knowledge

Before London taxi drivers are allowed to convey paying customers in their renowned black cabs, they must be ‘of good...

Written by Matt Castle • 06 Jul 2016 • Read/Listen →

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The Cantaloupe Peril

Serving your melon with a layer of prosciutto around it may simply seem like one of the many lovely contributions of...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 01 Jul 2016 • Read/Listen →

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Unpresidented Situation

The framers of the United States Constitution explicitly forbade the United States from granting titles of nobility i...

Written by Alan Bellows • 27 Jun 2016 • Read/Listen →

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The (Very Brief) Republic of Rose Island

In the late 1960s, an Italian engineer named Giorgio Rosa oversaw the construction of an artificial platform in the A...

Written by Marisa Brook • 24 Jun 2016 • Read →

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Law Suit

In 1993, in an effort to avoid bad press, a zoo in Toluca, Mexico sought to quickly and quietly replace a gorilla tha...

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Jun 2016 • Read/Listen →

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All Together Now

In 1964, The Beatles traveled across the pond for a series of tour dates that would be their first in North America....

Written by Monica Traphagan • 08 Jun 2016 • Read/Listen →

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