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The Funniest Medieval Dog Names
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Alongside their eternal nemeses cats, dogs are the most popular pets in the world. They have been humans’ most faithful friends for at least 12,000 years, hunting with us, protecting us, and accompanying us in our everyday lives. In fact, dogs were the first domesticated animals, predating chickens, cows, goats, pigs, sheep, and even agriculture itself. By the medieval era, they were firmly embedded in homes across the world. They could be found walking alongside peasant poachers as they went out to hunt, or curled up at the feet of the greatest kings and queens ...Read More
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World HistoryArticle38The Oldest Food Brands in Your Pantry
Take a look around your kitchen and chances are you’ll spot a few brand names you’ve known your whole life. From Keebler cookies to Campbell’s soup, certain monikers feel like…
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World HistoryFact6Coffee was all the rage in London before Brits switched to tea.
There are few things more enmeshed in British identity than tea, but when the beverage first arrived in Europe in the 17th century, it was far from the drink of…
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World HistoryFact4Dodo meat was considered disgusting by the people who ate it.
Dodos have long been synonymous with extinction for centuries, but they weren’t hunted because they were tasty. The small, flightless birds, which evolved on Mauritius without any natural predators and…
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World HistoryFact10Noon used to be around 3 p.m.
“Noon” and “midnight” are tidy designations of time, both marking the point when an analog clock starts another 12-hour cycle. But the word “noon” took a little bit of a…
