Nefertiti: The beguiling Egyptian Queen
A mysterious Egyptian Queen who lived more than 3,000 years ago, Nefertiti still dazzles the...
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Erasmus Darwin was a man of many talents: not only was he a successful physician, a popular poet,...
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It takes twelve honey bees their entire lifetimes to make one spoonful of honey. From sweetening...
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The name 'highlife' is thought to have been coined in the early 20th century when people on the...
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At its height, Yiddish, the language of the European Jews, was spoken by more than ten million...
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A culinary discovery: history of the restaurant
The practice of having your food prepared by strangers in a public place goes back millennia but...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Redefining the First Lady
A First Lady who broke the mould: Eleanor Roosevelt was not just a hostess at her husband’s side,...
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Ibn Khaldun: 14th Century sage
There were many sides to Ibn Khaldun - a top scholar, a scheming political mastermind, a...
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Cyrano de Bergerac: Big-nosed hero
Although the name conjures up the image of a swashbuckling poet with an enormous nose, little is...
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The Scythians: masters of the steppe
They were the ancient horse lords of the Eurasian steppe, nomadic warriors whose influence...
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The Russian civil war: How the Soviets rose to power
The Russian Civil war was a struggle for power at every level – from the villages to the imperial...
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Fridtjof Nansen: Norway's great explorer
Mention famous polar explorers to most people and they will probably come up with the names Scott...
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Rudolf Nureyev: Superstar Russian dancer
From the moment the seven year-old Rudolf Nureyev saw a ballet on stage in his local theatre, he...
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John Harvey Kellogg: the ‘wellness’ pioneer
John Harvey Kellogg is best known, along with his brother, for changing the way the world ate...
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Indigo: not only one of the seven colours of the rainbow and the dye that makes your jeans look...
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Domesticated cats are thought to have started living alongside humans more than 9000 years ago....
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Manuela Sáenz: South America’s revolutionary heroine
Manuela Sáenz was an Ecuadorian revolutionary who for many years was most famous for her role as...
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Electric telegraph: the first worldwide web
The invention of the electric telegraph in the mid-19th century brought about a revolution in...
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Made from the simple juice of the poppy, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used drug...
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Albert Camus: embracing life’s absurdity
‘There is no sun without shadows, and it is essential to know the night,’ the words of Albert...
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