Arts & Culture
5 of the Oldest Jokes in History
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Winners received a silver medal at the first modern Olympics.
The modern Olympic Games have gone through a lot of changes since their inception more than 120 years ago. Tug-of-war has come and gone as an Olympic sport, and nobody’s…
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Did King Arthur Really Exist?
According to legend, King Arthur of Camelot was a heroic leader who lived in England from the late fifth century to the early sixth century. Stories of Arthur, his court…
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Why Do We Call Them “Ivy League” Schools?
“Ivy League” is a term that evokes images of the hallowed vine-covered walls of some of the most elite educational institutions in the world. The Northeastern United States is home…
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“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has a feminist twist.
Baseball is known as “America’s pastime,” a tradition so embedded in U.S. culture that the songwriters who penned “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” in 1908 did so even…