Arts & Culture
7 Types of Furniture You Never See Anymore
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Was Homer a Real Person?
For centuries, people have pondered one of the most enduring mysteries in literature: Was Homer, the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, a real person? Or is “Homer”…
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The “Guinness Book of Records” was created to settle arguments in pubs.
In 1954, Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, began research on a new book of records meant to help settle pub arguments. The idea stemmed from a…
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Who Portrayed Abraham Lincoln Most Accurately?
Only one person has been portrayed on-screen more than Abraham Lincoln, and he doesn’t actually exist: Sherlock Holmes. Honest Abe has been inspiring filmmakers since 1908, when Van Dyke Brooke…
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Why Do We Throw Rice at Weddings?
If you’ve been to a few weddings, you probably know the flow by now: the vows, the kiss, and then the party, with a few time-honored traditions woven in. One…