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Bigfoot and Bamboo: The Unlikely History of Fireworks
Fireworks are synonymous with Independence Day in the United States, but how did they go from gunpowder to today’s 4th of July firec...
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The WWII Bomber Who Dropped Chocolate Over Germany
At the end of World War II, Germany was divided. Berlin, its capital, was in crisis. The city was partially controlled by the Soviet...
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The Warrior Monk Who Brought Kung Fu to America
Shifu Shi Yan Ming was the first to bring Shaolin kung fu to the United States. Trained as a Shaolin Temple Warrior Monk in China, h...
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Inside Italy’s Handmade Amusement Park
In a forest in Northern Italy, a man known simply as Bruno has spent nearly a lifetime building an amusement park by hand. Bruno, wh...
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Building a Medieval Castle in Modern Times
It’s hard to fathom how magnificent castles were built centuries ago. One group set out to understand just that by building their ow...
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Robert Smalls: How a Slave Became an American Hero
The story of Robert Smalls’ escape from slavery and journey to American hero sounds so daring, you might think it a myth. Not only d...
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Lush Greenery is Reclaiming this Abandoned Chinese Oasis
In an archipelago just off the east coast of China, sits an abandoned fishing village. All but a few residents abandoned Shengshan I...
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The Original Donald Trump: Bernarr Macfadden Goes to Town
Bernarr Macfadden was a flamboyant media titan who wanted to be president. This precursor to Donald Trump also invented a religion,...
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When Popcorn Was Banned at the Movies
Popcorn at the cinema is as normal as peanut butter with jelly, but did you know there was a time when the popular snack was banned...
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Chef Boyardee Goes to War
An Italian immigrant named Hector Boiardi invented it, but the U.S. Military canned pasta and tomato sauce into what it is today. La...