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Were the Egyptian Pyramids Not Built Up, But Carved Down?: A Bold New Theory Explains Their Construction

The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”

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The Rohonc Codex: Hungary’s Mysterious Manuscript That No One Can Read

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Cats in Medieval Manuscripts & Paintings

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How the Beatles Wrote Their Songs: From Early Demos to Final Recordings

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The First American Cookbook: Sample Recipes from American Cookery (1796)

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The Samurai Who Became A Roman Citizen

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The Powerful Messages That Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger Inscribed on Their Guitar & Banjo: “This Machine Kills Fascists” and “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender”

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David Lynch Remembers Attending the Beatles’ First American Concert in 1964

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Bruce Springsteen Won’t Back Down: Performs “Streets of Minneapolis” Live in Minneapolis

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Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach

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How the Incas Performed Skull Surgery More Successfully Than U.S. Civil War Doctors

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Bruce Springsteen Revives the Protest Song, Condemns ICE Violence in “Streets of Minneapolis”

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Why Jerry Seinfeld Lives by the Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS

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Walter Benjamin Explains How Fascism Uses Mass Media to Turn Politics Into Spectacle (1935)

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Were the Egyptian Pyramids Not Built Up, But Carved Down?: A Bold New Theory Explains Their Construction

Rare Video: Vince Guaraldi’s First Televised Performance of “Linus and Lucy” (1964)

Why Some People Think in Words, While Others Think in Pictures & Feelings

Frank Gehry Designed His Own Home, and What It Teaches About Creative Risk

Discover Khipu, the Ancient Incan Record & Writing System Made Entirely of Knots

The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”

The Rohonc Codex: Hungary’s Mysterious Manuscript That No One Can Read

Cats in Medieval Manuscripts & Paintings

How the Beatles Wrote Their Songs: From Early Demos to Final Recordings

The First American Cookbook: Sample Recipes from American Cookery (1796)

The Samurai Who Became A Roman Citizen

The Powerful Messages That Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger Inscribed on Their Guitar & Banjo: “This Machine Kills Fascists” and “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender”

David Lynch Remembers Attending the Beatles’ First American Concert in 1964

Bruce Springsteen Won’t Back Down: Performs “Streets of Minneapolis” Live in Minneapolis

Scott Galloway Unveils “Resist and Unsubscribe,” an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach

How the Incas Performed Skull Surgery More Successfully Than U.S. Civil War Doctors

Bruce Springsteen Revives the Protest Song, Condemns ICE Violence in “Streets of Minneapolis”

Why Jerry Seinfeld Lives by the Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS

Walter Benjamin Explains How Fascism Uses Mass Media to Turn Politics Into Spectacle (1935)