World History
Why Do We Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
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When it comes to transportation, Americans and Brits have one thing in common: They both consider the other to be driving on the wrong side of the road. But how did it come to this? Today, only about a third of the world’s countries drive on the left side of the road, including Britain and many of its former colonies, such as Australia, India, Pakistan, Jamaica, and South Africa. The United States, however, bucked this colonial trend. To understand why the U.S. drives on the right, we have to travel back long before cars existed ...Read More
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World HistoryFact43One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World might not have existed.
According to the 2,000-year-old writings of Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus, the ancient city of Babylon (in modern-day Iraq) boasted tiered terraces of exotic plants of all…
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World HistoryFact43Medieval people may have walked differently.
Compared to the Middle Ages, daily life now is considerably easier in countless ways, one of the most important of which is on your feet: modern shoes. Footwear in medieval…
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World HistoryArticle38The Oddest Things Found in Historical Wills
Most historical wills are fairly predictable. Someone gets the house, someone else gets the family silver, a favorite niece might inherit some jewelry. But every so often, a person uses…
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World HistoryArticle34Why Do We Throw Coins Into Wells?
Most of us, whether as kids or adults or both, have probably tossed a coin into a fountain or a well at some point. And there’s a good chance we’ve…
