Throughout her extensive reign, Queen Victoria valiantly overcame seven assassination attempts, demonstrating remarkable fortitude. Faced…
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In Europe, the rat-catching profession had humble beginnings, born out of a massive rat problem.…
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(In Pics) Man’s Best Friend: Why Do Our Dogs Look Like That?
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenDogs are undoubtedly one of nature’s success stories, and that is largely thanks to their…
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Dressed to Kilt: Is Tartan an Ancient Tradition or Modern Invention?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThere are surely few things as distinctively Scottish as tartan. The hard wearing, patterned cloth…