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Granite memorial stone for John F. Kennedy, surrounded by trees and located on a paved area with steps. Inscription dedicates the site from the people of Britain to the United States.
Strange Maps
Is this acre in England really American territory?
The JFK Memorial at Runnymede provides a link between America's and Britain's founding documents.
Frank Jacobs
Rongorongo tablets.
The Past
Mysterious writing system from Easter Island may be completely unique
New radiocarbon dating reveals astonishing insights.
Colleen Kelly
Étienne-Louis Boullée, Cenotaph tomb for Isaac Newton
High Culture
The biggest buildings mankind never built
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
Tim Brinkhof
High Culture
Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal
Fire-breathing dragons may represent chaos and the human impulse to conquer that threat.
Emily Zarka
The Present
The “sonnenrad” used in shooters’ manifestos: a spiritual symbol of hate
The sonnenrad is a Heathen symbol composed of 12 repeated runes.
Helen A. Berger
chess pieces
Strange Maps
How did chess pieces get their names?
One player’s pawn is another’s farmer. And at one time, the queen was a rather powerless virgin.
Frank Jacobs
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