Tsukioka Yoshitoshi via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain
The Tragic Romance of China’s Romeo and Juliet. The heartbreakingly romantic story The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd still inspires lovers.
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Cold War Secret: Project Horizon. The 1959 proposal to put a nuclear military base on the moon.
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An Alternate History of DNA. If any one scientist hadn’t make a breakthrough, everything after would have been different.
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Finland just launched an experiment giving 2,000 people free money until 2019. The basic income program will show how $590 a month can help the unemployed get back to work.
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Watch South Korea’s giant Titanfall robot come to life. It’s Optimus Prime with a man in his chest.
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The History of Islam’s Golden Age, part one, part two, and part three. For a time, they were the leaders in science, technology, and medicine.
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The pirated Chinese translation of Revenge of the Sith now has spoken dialogue to match the English subtitles. Enjoy the video version of classic Backstroke of the West. Contains NSFW language.
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How 12 Famous Rappers Picked Their Names. One came from an internet name generator!
January 3, 2017 – 5:00am