World History
What Was Stonehenge’s Actual Purpose?
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For thousands of years, Stonehenge has stood on England’s Salisbury Plain, shrouded in mist and mystery, its massive stones arranged in circles that continue to puzzle archaeologists and visitors alike. Built around 4,500 years ago — around the same time as the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt — this historic monument has inspired many theories as to its purpose. Was it an ancient observatory? A burial ground? Or something else entirely? As Stonehenge was built by a Neolithic culture that left no written records, little is known for sure about its ...Read More
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World HistoryArticle54Why Is Table Salt Iodized?
It’s probably sitting in your kitchen cabinet right now: a container of salt, maybe the familiar blue Morton Salt canister with the little girl carrying an umbrella, with the word…
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World HistoryFact6There was a lottery that gave you immunity from being arrested.
Get-out-of-jail-free cards aren’t exclusive to Monopoly. When Queen Elizabeth I found herself in need of funds to pay off the debts incurred by her father Henry VIII’s reign, she began…
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World HistoryFact7Amman, Jordan, was once called Philadelphia.
There’s more than one city of brotherly love. Long before the Liberty Bell or cheesesteaks, Amman, Jordan, was known as Philadelphia, which comes from the Greek words phileo (“love”) and…
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World HistoryArticle22The Strangest Military Fashion Through History
Military uniforms are nearly as old as organized warfare itself. Armies in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia wore coordinated dress and equipment as early as 3000 BCE. This included helmets, shields,…
