History

Explore the past and gain a deeper understanding of our world with our History blog category.

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Difference Between Mythology and History (3)
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Difference Between Mythology and History

The truth is, mythology and history aren't just different because one is "true" and the other is "made up."

Alexander the Great Hero, Conqueror, or a Man Between the Myths (3)
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Alexander the Great: Hero, Conqueror, or a Man Between the Myths?

Few figures in history inspire as much admiration, controversy, and debate as Alexander the Great.

The Bittersweet History of Chocolate (3)
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The Bittersweet History of Chocolate

For most of human history, chocolate existed only in a small corner of the world, in a form that would be all but...

Archimedes’ Legendary “Eureka!” Moment and His Audacious Attempt to Build the Giant Ship Syracusia (2)
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Archimedes’ Legendary “Eureka!” Moment and His Audacious Attempt to Build the Giant Ship Syracusia

Archimedes’ legendary “Eureka!” moment is often told as a simple bathtub story, but the real drama may lie in his audacious attempt to...

Debunking the Middle Ages Fact, Fiction, and the Myths That Shaped a Millennium (3)
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Debunking the Middle Ages: Fact, Fiction, and the Myths That Shaped a Millennium

The Middle Ages often lives in our imagination as a foggy era filled with armored knights, unwashed peasants, gloomy castles, and cruel torture...

The Empty Land Myth Colonial Deception and Its Enduring Legacy in South Africa (3)
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The Empty Land Myth: Colonial Deception and Its Enduring Legacy in South Africa

The Empty Land Myth, a narrative fostered by European colonists to justify the violent seizure of Indigenous land and the eventual institutionalization of...

Origin of English language (3)
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Origin of English language

Understanding the origin of English Language takes us on a journey from ancient Germanic tribes migrating to the British Isles to the modern...

Arsenic The King of Poisons Through History (3)
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Arsenic: The King of Poisons Through History

Arsenic, often dubbed the "king of poisons," has been both a silent killer and a tool of power across centuries.