The Pagan Origins of Valentine’s Day
Chocolates. Wine. Romance. These are common elements of modern Valentine’s Day, but they’re a far cry from the holiday’s origins more than 2,000 ye...
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The ‘Real’ St. Valentine Was No Patron of Love
On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy, and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a...
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Valentine's Day: The Greek Roots of the Saint of Love – GreekReporter.com
Was Saint Valentine Greek? Although much of the historical Valentine’s life is somewhat obscure, a community of Catholics on Lesvos has told Greek Reporter there...
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How Santorini May Be The Source Of The Atlantis Legend | Blowing Up History
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KrnJJX_REPk&feature=emb_title For hundreds of years, the location of Atlantis has been a mystery, with some speculating the city-state never existed at all. With the discovery...
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How short was Napoleon?
Myth: Napoleon was very short. Reality: The French Emperor was around 1.7 meters tall (average for the time, but not that short.) Super Tall 1.7m...
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Ancient Greek Legend Seems to Describe a Place in Peru: Early Contact?
In the 8th century BC, the Greek poet Hesiod described in his Theogony a place at the end of the Earth where the gorgons dwell,...
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Archaeologists Believe They've Unearthed Jesus's Childhood Home
The evidence lies beneath a convent in Nazareth.
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Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Rea
Although we still cannot accurately predict earthquakes, we have come a long way in detecting, recording, and measuring seismic shocks.
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Finding Beowulf: Is Some of the Famous Anglo-Saxon Heroic Epic B
Beowulf is possibly the most famous example of Anglo-Saxon literature. The heroic epic was created between the 8th-11th century and is set in Scandinavia. In...
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Is This the Real Reason Why Pirates Wore Eyepatches?
Between 1700 and 1725, the Caribbean was a relatively lawless place with numerous merchant ships traversing the high seas with no authorities to protect them....
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A new idea about how dogs were domesticated
They were beneficiaries of early human largesse
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Melting Stone With Plants: Was the Mythical 'Green Chisel
Archaeology is not an exact science. It is full of doubts, uncertainties, surprises, and unanswered questions. One of its unsolved mysteries concerns the methods of...