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How and when did our universe begin?
How did it get to look like this?
How will it end?
Humans have been discussing these questions
for as long as they've been around without ever reaching much agreem
Hey, congratulations!
You've just won the lottery,
only the prize isn't cash or a luxury cruise.
It's a position in your country's national legislature.
And you aren't the only lucky winner.
All of yo
As far as we know,
Medieval England was never invaded by ice zombies,
or terrorized by dragons,
but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families
spanning generations
and involving a ma
What happens after death?
Is there a restful paradise?
An eternal torment?
A rebirth?
Or maybe just nothingness?
Well, one Chinese emperor thought that whatever the hereafter was,
he better bring an a
There are many stories that can be told about World War II,
from the tragic to the inspring.
But perhaps one of the most heartrending experiences
was that of the Akune family,
divided by the war agai
Light, bright, and cheerful.
It's some of the most familiar of all early 18th century music.
It's been featured in uncounted films and television commercials,
but what is it and why does it sound tha
"War and Peace,"
a tome,
a slog,
the sort of book you shouldn't read in bed because if you fall asleep,
it could give you a concussion, right?
Only partly.
"War and Peace" is a long book, sure,
but it
When desert locusts are well fed, they're solitary creatures.
But when food becomes scarce,
hungry, desperate locusts crowd onto small patches of land
where they can still find something to eat.
Cont
When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century,
we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars.
Along with the Armenian genocide in modern-day Turkey,
t
In ancient Greece, headaches were considered powerful afflictions.
Victims prayed for relief from Asclepius, the god of medicine.
And if pain continued,
a medical practitioner would perform the best-