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For hundreds of years, schools have taught that the Greek mathematician, Euclid, is the father of geometry, and that Pythagoras ...
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Last time on History's Badasses, we covered a man named Simo Häyhä. He has been widely regarded by historians as one of the most su...
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In AD 1066, a date widely regarded as one of the most important dates in all of world history, William the Conqueror invaded S...
“There’s a lot more variability in human cultures, and cultural behavior, than we might think.” - Pat Shipman, anthropology professor at Penn State University.
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1. 1969: James Earl Ray pleads Guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
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On April 4th 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was stand...
1. 1959: Barbie is introduced to america at New York toy fair
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On November 2nd, 1947, Billionaire Howard Hughes took to the skies and made the first and only flight of the H-4 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose." T...
1. 1993: Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn passed away
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Countless fans around the world mourned on this date in 1993 when one...
1. 1993: Fleetwood Mac reunite to play at Clinton's first inaugural gala
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It was on this date in 1993 that the ico...
1. 1778: The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by English explorer
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It was on this date in 1778 that Captain James Cook...