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Why does the date of Easter change every year?
By Tom Metcalfe published
Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The date took millennia to standardize for surprisingly complex reasons.
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What Is Passover?
By Natalie Wolchover last updated
Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays, celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. In 2023, it begins the evening of April 5.
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Why are some people always late?
By Sascha Pare published
Being late is a tendency that some people cannot seem to shake. Many factors contribute to perpetual lateness, including time perception, time management and personality.
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Inside the gory world of Victorian Medicine in All About History 128
By Jonathan Gordon published
Inside All About History 128: From bloody surgery to strange medical theories, uncover the evolving world of Victorian medicine.
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How do flat-Earthers explain the equinox? We investigated.
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Equinoxes would be physically impossible over a flat Earth, but that doesn't stop conspiracy theorists from trying to explain them.
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Save over $50 on this Lego Tree House set
By Lloyd Coombes published
The Lego Tree House is a great set for nature lovers, young and old, and it's over 20% off at Amazon.
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St Patrick's Day: 5 facts about this most Irish of celebrations
By Tanya Lewis published
Why we wear green and other holiday curiosities.
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Da Vinci's mother was an enslaved teenager trafficked to Italy, new documents suggest
By Ben Turner published
A new collection of documents found within the State Archives of Florence suggests that da Vinci's mother was an enslaved girl kidnapped from the Caucasus.
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