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Geography Grapevine's Atlas History United States

Counting Counties

The history of the bizarre subatomic particles that make up our states.

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Flags Geography Grapevine's Atlas History

One of Us Has to Change

Did two countries show up to Hitler’s Olympics wearing the same flag?

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The Exile

Part five: History repeats.

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The Emperor

Part four: Pathological corsicophilia.

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The President

Part three: Papa Bok.

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Geography Grapevine's Atlas History

The Soldier

Part two: The radio tutor’s power play.

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The Last Emperor of Africa

Part one: Wishful thinking.

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Christmas Culture Geography Grapevine's Atlas History

Cold as Dickens

Dickensian London is iconic, but its plentiful snowdrifts bear little resemblance to the modern city. Is this artistic license? Or are Tiny Tim’s environs evidence of a centuries-long frosty period that gave us Frankenstein, witchcraft, and America?

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Grapevine's Atlas History United States

Maryland, My Maryland

Maryland never joined the Confederacy, but for 82 years its state song was an anti-Lincoln diss track set to the tune of ‘O Tannenbaum’.

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Folklore History Language

Scare Bears

Whatever you do, don’t say—