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Spears, Swords & Tusks: The Colossal History of War Elephants

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“Cadaver Synod”: A Dead Pope In The Dock

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How To Survive Premature Burials Through 19th-Century Cholera Pandemics

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Vasily Arkhipov, The Man Who Saved The World

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on March 27, 2021

In October 1962, the world was on the verge of nuclear collapse. Both the US…

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5 Notoriously Mad Sovereigns

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on February 24, 2021

“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness,” Aristotle wrote. Mental decay…

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The Golden Age of Piracy

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on January 28, 2021

The history of piracy conveys chaotic images: beardy buccaneers squandering the day’s loot in rhum…

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The Weirdest WW2 Military Operations

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on November 9, 2020

Bat bombs, inflatable tanks, human torpedoes… Secret services or military headquarters happen to have some…

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‘Nokmim’: The Jewish Avengers Who Hunted Down Nazis

  • by Nicolas
  • Posted on August 12, 2020

They called themselves Nokmim, Hebrew for ‘Avengers’. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the 1945 Nuremberg…

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  • Vasily Arkhipov, The Man Who Saved The World

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    February 24, 2021
  • The Golden Age of Piracy

    January 28, 2021
  • The Weirdest WW2 Military Operations

    November 9, 2020
  • ‘Nokmim’: The Jewish Avengers Who Hunted Down Nazis

    August 12, 2020

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