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U.S. HistoryArticle367 Funny Things That Happened in the 1970s
The 1970s were a time of contradictions in the United States. The fallout from the ongoing Vietnam War and Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal led to widespread cynicism, but that tension…
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U.S. HistoryFact18It costs more than a penny to make a penny.
The humble penny might not seem like much, but producing one actually costs more than it’s worth. According to the U.S. Mint, making a single penny cost 3.69 cents in…
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World HistoryArticle0What Ancient Egyptians Ate for Breakfast
Ancient Egypt was an industrious civilization, with extensive trade networks, a highly productive agricultural economy, and ambitious construction projects that ranged from ship building to monumental architecture. It existed for…
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World HistoryArticle0What Did People Do Before Shampoo?
Shampoo as we know it today is less than a century old, but the act of hair-washing stretches back thousands of years. So what did people do before sudsing up…
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World HistoryArticle0The Oldest Food Brands in Your Pantry
Take a look around your kitchen and chances are you’ll spot a few brand names you’ve known your whole life. From Keebler cookies to Campbell’s soup, certain monikers feel like…
