History

Transportation Alexa 21 Nov 2022

For as long as people can remember, Britain has always been an island, cut off from mainland Europe, but the channel tunnel now connects it. Hauling goods and people over the channel has always been done by boat, before the invention of the aircraft. But people began dreaming of different ways by which to cross that small strip of the ocean into Europe.

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Legends Alexa 16 Nov 2022

We may not think about them now, but the cultural importance of forests shaped philosophy and the human psyche since antiquity. A mountain pass through a heavily wooded area makes a difficult journey even more so. Traversing such a pass would require a good amount of courage and endurance.

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Legends Alexa 16 Nov 2022

As winter approaches every year, the sun begins to show less and less light than it did in the summer months, ending in the winter solstice. In the northern hemisphere, at around the time winter fast approaches, the days become shorter and the darkness of night drags longer.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 16 Nov 2022

The last world war has been and is until today, one of the greatest failures to humankind which caused the installation of the iron curtain. Yes the Allies won and the killing ended, but the scars that remained are still painful now after so many decades. Still, the joy and excitement of people when they finally heard that the war was over must have been a sight to see.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 16 Nov 2022

The history of salt is a rich one, going back far in time, so far that we don't know it entirely, and simply find remnants of its use. A soldier comes back home after years of building roads, invading new territories, and fighting.

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Transportation Alexa 10 Nov 2022

Getting from point A to point B has always been more than a math equation to human minds and aspirations. We wanted to get even further. Looking back at all the marvelous inventions in this short history of transportation, we can see the human mind at work.

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