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By Anonymous (1810), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
When Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement, he was hot on the trail of a clever fraud.
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French travel writer Pierre-Jean Grosley toured Georgian London just in time to witness a culinary revolution: the sandwich.
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A loyal dog shows his initiative in recovering his master’s property, though his timing might have been better.
By Hubert Robert (1733–1808), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
In 64, Nero watched on with fascination as Rome was consumed by fire — the Emperor’s idea of performance art.
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An angel appeared to Mary in her home in Nazareth, and offered her the chance to be part of nothing less than the reopening of the doors of Paradise.
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It was during the troubled reign of Charles I that the very first bananas seen in Britain went on display.