How far did Alexander the Great expand his empire? How did silk weaving develop in the Byzantine Empire? How far east did the Holy Roman Empire stretch? How long were the Sumerians around? What was the distance between the Akkadian Empire and Egypt?
Red Rising by Pierce Brown imagines a far future where humanity hasspread across the solar system. There’s just one problem: a rigid, color-coded caste system ensures the constant oppression of those at the bottom for the benefit of those at the top. Ruling Golds strut around their mansions...
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-Taliban agreement, Afghanistan remains unfortunately far away from peace. The historic agreement paved the way for a full U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the start of intra-Afghan talks on a political settlement of the confli...
Yet, a party that venerates the idols of old has now become an iconoclast breaking the idea of voting one’s caste rather than casting one’s vote. The BJP, for years known as a “Brahmin-Baniya” party reserved for the privileged and so-called upper-castes, has shattered traditional cast...
And here you have also answered the question that many bloggers and webmasters have: “How far should my presence in social media stretch?” Only as far as getting leads and being likely to reach the right audience. Some mediums don’t work the same for different types of businesses. Repl...
Jumeirah did not want the monolithic tower, just 197 feet shorter than the Empire State Building, to cast a shadow on its other beach resort. So, all parties agreed, the yacht hotel would fittingly rise out of the Persian Gulf, connected by a causeway that would be crossed only by the ...
People often think fossil fuels are made of dinosaurs, but any dinosaurs in our gasoline are from the last couple hundred million years—the later stretch of the timespan—and only a small contributor. The largest portion of our fossil fuels comes from plants, animals, and algae that lived ...
A test of the Toledo sword's sharpness was to throw a silk scarf into the air so that it floated down onto the sword blade. The edge was so sharp that the silk would rend on impact. Perhaps the strongest swords ever made were the weapons of the samurai in Japan. As far back as ...
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Or do we often miss a legitimate target for our frustration at the way the economy has developed or the way our politics has changed? Now imagine — maybe this isn’t that much of a stretch — living in a formerly great city, one that was once a vibrant and prosperous place. But now...