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11 Facts About the Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains have a long, fascinating history.

11 Facts About the Appalachian Mountains

What Exactly Is Duck Sauce? The Sticky History of the Chinese-American Takeout Staple

Chances are, this isn’t going on duck.

What Exactly Is Duck Sauce? The Sticky History of the Chinese-American Takeout Staple

4 Ways Amusement Parks of the Past Were Not So Amusing

Shutterstock/Nana_Studio (stack of photos); Hulton Archive/Getty Images (parade)

4 Ways Amusement Parks of the Past Were Not So Amusing

Revenge of the Curds: Remembering the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766

Some people will do anything for cheese.

Revenge of the Curds: Remembering the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766

6 Misconceptions About World War II

U.S. soldiers in an M24 Chaffee light tank driving through Bologna, Italy, in 1945.

What Happened to Marie Antoinette's Children?

Queen Marie Antoinette in 1787 with Marie Thérèse, Louis Charles, and Louis Joseph; the empty cradle originally featured Sophie, who was painted out after her death.

5 Wacky Moments from Olympic Games Past

Jessie Tarbox Beals, Missouri History Museum, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

15 Surprising Places to See the Berlin Wall

Los Angeles, California, is home to several segments of the Berlin Wall.

9 Fascinating Facts About IPA Beers

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10 Facts About Louis Vuitton—the Man Behind the Brand

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Watch Rare Footage of Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’ Before the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

A group of people standing in front of a church—possibly Vernon Chapel AME Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma—in the early 20th century.

8 Facts About the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

August in Edinburgh can only mean one thing.

What School Lunch Looked Like Each Decade Since 1900

School lunches have changed a lot in a century.

21 Ways School Was Different a Century Ago

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Who Invented the Pencil?

Pencils have a long evolutionary history.

10 People Who Died After Eating Something Weird

Playwright Tennessee Williams.