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Why you need to delete your Facebook and start over

Happy 10th birthday, Facebook. Here's why I want to quit you.

On Feb 7, 2014 by Molly McHugh

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It’s history, not a viral feed

For months now I’ve been stewing about how much I hate @HistoryInPics and their ilk. 

On Jan 30, 2014 by [email protected]

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Twitter is celebrating someone named ‘Martian Luther King’ today

A historic occasion veers toward science fiction.

On Jan 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

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One of the year’s bestselling ebook writers? Adolf Hitler

The perceived privacy of reading on a tablet may contribute to the book's recent success.

On Jan 9, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The Internet history of the showerbeer

Thanks to the Web, the showerbeer has transformed from a fratty college tradition into an entire lifestyle.

On Dec 11, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman

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Why Thanksgiving’s dark origins shouldn’t stop us from enjoying our best holiday

Thanksgiving's real history should never be forgotten. But we should still be thankful for America's best holiday.

On Nov 28, 2013 by E.A. Weiss

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The JFK Library is ‘livetweeting’ Kennedy’s assassination

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston has been tweeting JFK’s “thousand days in office,” culminating today.

On Nov 22, 2013 by Brendan O'Connor

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The Smithsonian is outsourcing transcription… to you

Science and history geeks, rejoice! There's something for everyone in these collections.

On Nov 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Boy Scout leaders film themselves destroying ancient rock formations

The three men now face felony charges.

On Oct 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The definitive history of Silk Road

Long before he allegedly ran the biggest drug marketplace in the world, Ross Ulbricht was just a brainy kid who wanted to change the world.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

The strangest shout-outs in Twitter’s S-1 filing

What do Kevin Durant and Osama bin Laden have in common?

On Oct 4, 2013 by Miles Klee

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How pro-fascist ideologues are rewriting Croatia’s history

Whoever controls Wikipedia controls history.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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This medley of 28 iconic guitar solos goes to 11

For those about to rock, CDZA salutes you. 

On Sep 26, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

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Iran’s new president spoofed with satirical LinkedIn account

I see you have a lot of work experience, here.

On Sep 25, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Miss America gave the Internet a crash course in history, geography, and race

You probably know by now that America’s new beauty queen, New York’s Nina Davuluri, is Indian. And not everyone is happy about that.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Aja Romano