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What Happens to the Racist Statues and Monuments That Are Removed? Many Find Their Way to Germany’s Citadel Museum

A fallen statue of Lenin next to the Mogoşoaia Palace.

What Happens to the Racist Statues and Monuments That Are Removed? Many Find Their Way to Germany’s Citadel Museum

11 Ways School Was Different in the 1800s

A schoolhouse in Paradise Valley, Nevada.

11 Ways School Was Different in the 1800s

Why Is It Considered Rude to Eat With Your Elbows on the Table?

"What did I tell you about the elbows, Susie?"

Why Is It Considered Rude to Eat With Your Elbows on the Table?

11 Monarchs Who Went Insane

Giuseppe Troni, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

11 Monarchs Who Went Insane

10 Aspects of Old Telephones That Might Confuse Young People

"What is this thing?!"

Zozobra: The Quirky New Mexico Tradition That Promises to Take Your Gloom Away

Put your worries in Zozobra, and watch them go up in smoke.

Meet Nina Chhita, the Artist Celebrating Diverse Female Scientists With Her Instagram Illustrations

Kenya's Wangari Maathai isn't a household name, but she should be.

Recently Declassified Soviet Video Shows the Biggest Nuclear Explosion in History

Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in September

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15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS Titanic

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5 Unique Currencies From Precolonial Africa

Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0

A Left-Handed Viking’s 1200-Year-Old Sword Discovered in Norway

NTNU archaeologist Astrid Kviseth digs up a viking sword in Norway.

10 Fascinating Facts About Princess Diana

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9 Strange Things You’d See in a Hospital in 1900

A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theater of London's Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure.

The Forgotten History of Russia’s California Colony

Orthodox Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Chapel at Fort Ross, California.

History Vs. Bonus Episode: Theodore Roosevelt and the Perdicaris Affair

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