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Juan Atkins, Techno Music Pioneer, Dead at 64 Born in the Motor City and raised in nearby Belleville, Michigan, Atkins became synonymous with techno music alongside fellow classmates Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May, the "Belleville Three" who are credited as the architects of Detroit Techno, which fused the house music playing in Chicago and the electronic music of bands like Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra. The history.

Metafilter · EN

A History of Menus is a Menu of History

What do America’s earliest restaurant menus teach us about America?

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The Dark Origins of the Treadmill and Why Oscar Wilde was the Worst

“We sewed the sacks, we broke the stones, We turned the dusty drill: We banged the tins, and bawled the hymns, And sweated on the mill: But in the heart of every man Terror was lying still.” These are the words of famed master of the pen, Oscar Wilde, in his Ballad of Reading Gaol, referencing his time spent at [...] The post The Dark Origins of the Treadmill and Why Oscar Wilde was the Worst appeared first on Today I Found Out .

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What Was Being a Ninja Really Like?

A relatively common trope today is that of the noble and honorable Samurai warrior opposed by their shadowy brother from another mother, the mystical and morally corrupt, black garbed assassin warrior known as the ninja. These fabled shadow warriors of Japanese history have been a staple of modern pop culture since around the 1960s when super-spy James Bond encountered them [...] The post What Was Being a Ninja Really Like? appeared first on Today I Found Out .

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Was Keel-Hauling Actually a Thing?

Running the gauntlet. Starting. Flogging with the cat ‘o 9 nine tails. Gagging. Clapping in irons. Hanging from the yardarm. While this all might sound like a super fun Saturday night with the misses when the grandparents are watching your kiddos for you, it turns out these are actually just a few of the dizzying array of corporal and capital [...] The post Was Keel-Hauling Actually a Thing? appeared first on Today I Found Out .

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Defeating the Nazis- The Twisting, Turning Road That Gave Us the Microwave Oven

Ahhh the microwave oven: perhaps the most con of mod cons. Whether you’re zapping a mug of lukewarm coffee back to life, rewarming some leftovers, or heating up a frozen burrito for the fourth time this week, this handy little device will get the job done quickly and efficiently without the muss and fuss of a regular stove or oven. [...] The post Defeating the Nazis- The Twisting, Turning Road That Gave Us the Microwave Oven appeared first on Today I Found Out .

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The Incredible Soviet Probe Space Heist

Just before we get into today’s topic on America’s attempt to steal a Soviet spacecraft, wanted to shout out the author of this script, Gilles Messier, also made a phenomenal shirt related to this topic. For those interested, you can check it out here. Now let’s get into it. On October 4, 1957 at 7:28 PM Greenwich Mean Time, a [...] The post The Incredible Soviet Probe Space Heist appeared first on Today I Found Out .

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Zoology

Description of the Lyon in Edward Topsell’s 1607 bestiary The History of Four-Footed Beasts: Lyons bones have no marrow in them and are so hard that they will strike fire. Their neck is made of one stiffe bone, without any vertebras. They have five claws on the hinder feet and the balls of their eyes are black. Lyons eat but once in two days, and drink in like manner. Formerly in England a Lyon could tell noble blood from base. There is a variety of Lyon with human faces. As for the rest, the taile of a Lyon is very...

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man of brilliant intellect, unwavering pride, and undeniable charisma, once stood as a national hero. Guiding the United States through the crucible of World War II, he played a pivotal role in the nation's historic achievement: harnessing the te... Watch Now

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The Third Reich In Colour

Episode 1: The Dictator During the tumultuous years of the 1930s and 1940s, as the world was embroiled in two world wars and political parades unfolded in Nuremberg and Moscow, some individuals were quietl... Watch Now

Documentary Heaven · EN

Blackbeard: History's Most Well-Known Pirate (Full Episode) | Pirates: Behind the Legends | Nat Geo

National Geographic

5 Maps That Changed History

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The most vulnerable week in internet history...

Fireship · EN

History of 20 Sources of Moral Authority

Though three weeks ago I outlined a story of the long-term history of changes to moral authority, I decided to study this in a bit more detail.

Overcoming Bias · EN

Your Book Review: The History And Adventures Of An Atom

Finalist #14 in the Book Review Contest

Astral Codex Ten · EN

Catholic Preschools Decided They Couldn’t Allow a Certain Kind of Student. The Fallout Could Change School Funding Forever.

They want to have their cake—your tax dollars—and eat it too.

Slate · EN

Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out – podcast

I felt a duty to write about the Tang dynasty and its incredible social and cultural sophistication – but also to connect my Chinese past with my child By Xiaolu Guo. Read by Elizabeth Chan Read the text version here Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Continue reading...

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THE UNIFYING FORCES OF HUMANKIND

“Throughout history, rulers of humankind narrowly defined the world’s center to be their own corner of the world,” writes Stoffer. From the Babylonians and Romans to the Zhou dynasty and the Aztecs, imperial civilizations have made dramatic claims about their importance and exceptionalism. In this work, Stoffer argues that our history is more accurately defined by the “unifying forces” that bond humans, not only across geographic space, but also across thousands of years. The book’s opening chapter focuses on humanity’s unique ability to communicate via language and the written word. The autho

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‘Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History’ by Benjamin Moser review

‘Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History’ by Benjamin Moser review James Hoare Tue, 10/27/2026 - 08:59 Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser is a one-dimensional appraisal of the Jewish people’s broken home.

History Today · EN

This Week in Literary History: Sinclair Lewis Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. On November 5, 1930, Sinclair Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and for his ability to create, with wit and humor,

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How Balzac’s Extreme Coffee Habit Fueled His Productive Writing Routine

Even now, in this age when the very reading of literature is endangered — or so the articles tell us — Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) retains a notable ability to pick up new admirers. But even though he may have a decent readership by the standards of French novelists who died in the middle of […]

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Inside the Making of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona’s 144-Year Megaproject

To get a sense of Sagrada Família’s popularity with YouTubers, you have only to take a look at the related Open Culture posts linked below. As will hardly escape your attention, most subjects that consistently draw the attention of the GoPro class are not nineteenth-century Catholic churches. But Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece, whose construction alone has […]

Open Culture · EN

Murano Parsnips: The Unexpected Literary History of the Dildo

“The poem treats the dildo with the inflated seriousness of a mock epic, describing its hero with astonishing material precision.”

The Paris Review · EN

Paul Carus’ The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil (1899)

A history of the Evil One, from the earliest times to the present.

Public Domain Review · EN