Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Mysterious Hope Diamond, Pt. 2
The Hope Diamond is well traveled, but is it cursed? ...
The Hope Diamond is well traveled, but is it cursed? Does it have mystical powers? Why does it glow red after exposure to UV light? Analysis of the curse stories and chemical composition of the gem yield interesting results.
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The Mysterious Hope Diamond, Pt. 1
The Hope Diamond has traveled across continents, been stolen in ...
The Hope Diamond has traveled across continents, been stolen in revolutions, and was even the signature accessory of a wealthy heiress for nearly four decades. The first part of the discussion covers the stone's history up to the modern era.
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The Flannan Isles Disappearance
The Flannan Islands have been rumored for centuries to be ...
The Flannan Islands have been rumored for centuries to be haunted or have some supernatural darkness. In 1900, three men vanished from the lighthouse on Eilean Mor, leaving behind an unfinished meal and a mystery that's never been conclusively solved.
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Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia was one of the earliest female mathematicians and astronomers ...
Hypatia was one of the earliest female mathematicians and astronomers -- though she wasn’t the very first, she was among the greatest. At the time of her murder, she was the foremost mathematician and astronomer in the West – possibly in the world.
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Charley Parkhurst, One-eyed Whip
Charley Parkhurst was a stagecoach whip who spent almost 20 ...
Charley Parkhurst was a stagecoach whip who spent almost 20 years handling teams of horses over treacherous terrain at high speeds. After his death in 1879, his friends who came to lay out his body discovered that Charley was anatomically female.
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The Antikythera Mechanism
In 1900, a shipwreck was discovered near the island of ...
In 1900, a shipwreck was discovered near the island of Antikythera, including an assortment of luxury goods: statues, silver coins, vases ... and what turned out to be an amazing 2,000-year-old mechanism.
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We All Scream for Ice Cream
There is actually some disagreement about the actual origin point ...
There is actually some disagreement about the actual origin point of ice cream, but almost everyone agrees it's delicious. The real origin story is a culmination of many cultures and ingredients coming together to fill the need for a frosty treat.
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Pluto: The Demoted Dwarf Planet
It was the only planet to have been discovered by ...
It was the only planet to have been discovered by an American, but it's no longer classified as a planet. Who found Pluto, and how did astronomers even know to look for the so-called Planet X on the edge of our solar system?
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Selman Waksman and the Streptomycin Controversy
An accomplished bacteriologist, Selman Waksman and his students and colleagues ...
An accomplished bacteriologist, Selman Waksman and his students and colleagues isolated many new antibiotics in the 1940s, including streptomycin and neomycin, earning him the nickname Father of Antibiotics.
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Boudica: Warrior Queen
Boudica was a queen of the Iceni who staged either ...
Boudica was a queen of the Iceni who staged either a successful rebellion against the Romans or a massacre, depending on who’s talking.
