Almost all royal lines try to legitimize their rule with legendary origin stories. Here are five of the strangest examples.
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From Atlantis to Thule, these mythical locales have captivated people’s imaginations for centuries.
The global extent of the Revolutionary War surprises many Americans today — but it was crucial to independence.
The pieces don’t represent an army, they stand in for the Western social order.
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
The answer to this question depends on how you define “freedom.”
In his new book “Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave,” Ryan Holiday explores the virtue of courage and how to overcome fear.
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George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.
Nearly 200 orbital launches are scheduled for 2022.
None of us know where this is heading, but we can still learn from the moment.
A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.
Can passenger airships make a triumphantly ‘green’ comeback?
Trump is #45 but Pence is #48 – and other strange consequences of the curious office of vice president.
Some things have always been worth celebrating.
Prince William and Kate Middleton have welcomed their third child to the royal family. Find out where the new royal baby falls in the line of succession to the throne.
There are many ways to posit the fundamental nature of reality.
A listing of some of the British royalty’s favorite family names as the name Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s new baby.
The fascinating HBO documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’ looks at Elvis’s practice of re-making black hits for his white audience. Was it cultural appropriation or just love of the material?
Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.
A strangely reassuring global directory of close to 8,000 radio stations
“Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.”
Kluger discusses why narcissists excel in politics and rates the narcissism of those who have called the White House home.
Pitching 1,807 innings against the most feared hitters on the planet, including Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, and Cal Ripken Jr., is no easy feat. It takes as much mental […]
And the unheralded astronomer who brought its secrets to light. “In a word, in the eyes of a giant, to whom our Suns were what our atoms are to us, the […]
Plus a bonus: perhaps the single most important achievement to all of humanity. “What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on the Moon, […]
Fewer than 14% of American silent films still exist today in complete form according to “The Survival of American Silent Feature Films: 1912-1929,” a recent Library of Congress report by […]