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New test can learn your alcohol history Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A new test being offered by a British company can determine an individual's history with alcohol during the past months -- or even years.
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More Than Packaging: The History of Beer Cans Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Beer has come a long way since breweries first had the idea of developing can packaging nearly 100 years ago. In the early 1900s, breweries had a problem producing a can that would withstand the pasteurization process and allow the beer to still taste good.
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Archaeologists: Mega-Eruption Didn't Change Human History Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
An ancient volcanic super-eruption, one of the largest known in Earth's history, may not have devastated the world and humanity as much as once thought.
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The History of LOLcats Posted: 2 years ago by Proverb
Historian Ben Burrns brings us through this history of LOLCats. Did you know that 26% of all emails contain a LOLcat photo?
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History Of Branding Posted: 2 years ago by 86Apex
An informative page that gives you the history of well (and not so well) known companies.
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True Enough: the science, history and economics of self-deception Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Grounded in history and science, True Enough paints a dismal picture of a species with a limitless capacity for self-deception and selective reasoning.
(I believe it)
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History of the Internet Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
From 1969 to, erm, 2003, the complete history of the internets.
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The History of the Joke Posted: 2 years ago by MUPpetMAKer
Join our Man, Lewis Black this Monday, February 18th on the History channel for an in depth look into humor and the way we see it today, and how it got there. Im guessing its going to be a bit like the Aristocrats, minus the Vulgarity. This site is full of videos and great comedians performing great jokes.
I am super excited. Preview clip here!
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Greek government withdraws controversial history textbook Posted: 2 years ago by DemureArt
The conservatives faced withering criticism for dropping a book that had dared to question a version of history generations of Greeks have grown up with.
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Discovering American Women’s History Online Posted: 9 months ago by bernardblack
This database provides access to digital collections (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century.
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Augmented Reality Reveals History to Tourists Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
Doing virtual reality one better, a consortium of technology companies and European Union countries have created a "visual time machine" that allows tourists equipped with a smart phone to take a picture of an ancient object and then instantly review its history and see what it originally looked like.
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The History of Vegas' Neon Signs Posted: 12 months ago by pvisi111
Interesting stuff..see the history of Vegas' Neon Signs (Please dont' let me be the ONLY one who find this interesting)!!
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The Gulf War: Secret History Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
This history of the Gulf War by William M. Arkin draws on declassified documents and inside information It was published on the Website of the magazine Stars and Stripes (a privately-owned magazine, not the US military newspaper of the same name). At some point the Website disappeared and with it, unfortunately, went this important piece of work. The Memory Hole is pleased to resurrect it.
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Man Makes History With Mount Hood Basejump Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
A Spokane man made history by being the first person to basejump off Mount Hood on Thursday.
*Video linked in article
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Computer History Museum Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The Computer History Museum is the pre-eminent virtual museum of The Information Age, with exhibits on topics such as visible storage and the history of microprocessors, and a reading room where you can learn more.
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"Amazing" Rock Art May Revise Australian History Books Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Thousands of Aborigine rock paintings discovered in the remote ranges of northern Australia may force a rewrite of the nation's history books. That's because the art—which ranges from 15,000 years old to 50 years old—depicts contact with other cultures possibly centuries before the arrival of the British.
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The Day Before - Amazing Photography Posted: 2 years ago by streetlight22
Using iconic events from history, the Cape Times(a local newspaper) highlights the fact that world-changing events often can¹t be predicted and that the course of history can, quite literally, change in a day.
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Brief History Of The USA Posted: 2 years ago by spocksmyhomeboy
Michael Moore funny clip on the gun loving history of the USA
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Time to end Black History Month? Posted: 10 months ago by bingo
Many have long argued that African-American history should be incorporated into year-round education. Now President Barack Obama's election opens a new chapter in the nation's racial journey.
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10 Events That Changed History Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Countless events have changed history, but some stand like a switch that sends a train on a completely different track. They alter the course of civilization, even if their impact isn't felt right away.
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