Ambergris: The World's Most Valuable Smelly Substance

Every four years on January 20th, the United States holds a ceremony for the inauguration of the President of the United States. There are traditions for the inauguration, some of which have been pass...

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After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans. However, by September, things had slowed down. One allied commander devised a plan that he thou...

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In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a new cathedral.  What he wrote became one of the best-known, over-the-top, and ...

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In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men.  Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their di...

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Imagine a device that could supply an unlimited amount of energy. It would solve many of the world’s problems in one fell swoop.  Unfortunately, such a device is impossible to build, but that hasn’t s...

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One of the most devastating disasters that has afflicted humanity are famines.  Unlike other natural disasters, famines do not have a single cause. They have happened all over the world for a wide var...

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In the early 20th century, the Schlitz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the largest brewery in the world.  However, by 1980, the company had fallen on hard times and was purchased by a com...

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One of the most popular foods in the world is tomatoes.  Tomatoes are grown almost everywhere in the world today, and they have become the basis of several international cuisines.  However, just a few...

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