World History
Why Do We Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
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World HistoryFact69The only WWII enemy-caused deaths in the continental U.S. were at a picnic in Oregon.
Elsie Mitchell had baked a chocolate cake for the picnic that day on May 5, 1945. The young pastor’s wife, five months pregnant with her first child, accompanied her husband…
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World HistoryFact87Italy once called for the abolition of pasta.
Pasta is a culinary staple worldwide, but in Italy it’s also a cultural institution — which is why it’s shocking to consider that the country once tried to abolish the…
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World HistoryArticle35What People Really Ate at Medieval Feasts
If your main image of a feast in the Middle Ages is from a night at Medieval Times or your favorite medieval fantasy movie, you might picture giant turkey legs,…
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World HistoryArticle44When Did People Stop Eating With Their Hands?
Eating utensils can feel ancient and inevitable, as though humans have always gathered around tables set with forks, knives, and spoons. But for a long time, that wasn’t the case…






