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Hidden Amazon Cities: What LiDAR Found in Ecuador
LiDAR in Ecuador’s Amazon has revealed a 2,500-year-old network of cities with roads, plazas, and mounds. Here’s what was found and why it rewrites Amazon history.
What If the Charleston Had Been Banned in 1926?
In 1926 a Kansas teen reportedly died from dancing the Charleston. What if doctors and city leaders had used that death to clamp down on jazz and youth culture?
Lucy Salani: A Trans Woman Against Fascism
The story of Lucy Salani, an Italian trans woman who deserted both fascist and Nazi armies, survived Dachau, and became a rare transgender Holocaust survivor.
The Victorian Street Doctor of London, 1877
Who was the 1877 London street doctor selling “Arabian Family Ointment”? Inside Victorian street medicine, quack cures, and life on the margins.
Einstein’s Divorce Deal: The Nobel Prize for Freedom
Einstein promised his first wife Mileva Marić all the money from a Nobel Prize he had not yet won, in exchange for a divorce. Here’s why he did it and what it cost.
Jimmy Carter, Peter Yarrow & Presidential Pardons
Why did Jimmy Carter pardon Peter Yarrow for a sex offense against a minor? How do presidential pardons work, and what made this case so unusual?
Why Modern Edgelords Aren’t Like 20th‑Century Dictators
They look similar because they use the same symbols. But modern online edgelords and real 20th‑century dictators differ in origins, methods, outcomes, and legacy.
Wes Anderson’s Flat-Fee Pay System, Explained
Wes Anderson uses a flat-fee salary system where actors are paid the same rate. How did it start with Bill Murray on Rushmore, and what does it change in Hollywood?
5 Things Spotswood Rice’s Defiant Letter Reveals
In 1864, ex-slave turned Union soldier Spotswood Rice wrote a searing letter to his former owner. Here are 5 things his words reveal about slavery and the Civil War.