Kant's Philosophy of the Unconscious

On August 8, 1963, a Royal Mail train was ambushed near Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, by a gang of 15 men.

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July 1908, Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer wrote "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" without ever having attended a baseb...

The Mapuche Rebellion spans 500 years of resistance against colonial powers, beginning in 1537.

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In the Middle Ages, lovesickness was regarded as a genuine medical condition, deeply rooted in the humoral theory of medic...

In 1324, Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire, embarked on a legendary pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca that showcased his i...

In 1912, rare book dealer Wilfrid Voynich discovered a mysterious manuscript that continues to baffle experts. Carbon-date...

In 1430, Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy aimed to strengthen political unity across medieval Europe. To do so, he establi...

In the early hours of April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty that would become one of histo...

The Arabs played a significant role in the development of spaghetti and other pasta varieties. During their rule in Sicily...

Did you know that the world's first photograph was taken by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce? In the early 19th ...

In 1596, Sir John Harington, godson of Queen Elizabeth I, invented something we all take for granted today - the first flu...

The Amazon River stretches an incredible 7,100 kilometers without a single bridge - making it unique among the world's ma...

From Kitty Hawk to Mars: pieces of the Wright Brothers' first airplane have journeyed farther than its inventors could ha...

In 1868, Margaret Knight invented a machine that created flat-bottom paper bags while working at Columbia Paper Bag Compan...

In 1918 Russia, chess Grandmaster Ossip Bernstein faced a firing squad after being arrested by the Bolsheviks. His crime? ...

The HMS Guardian, a British naval vessel, set sail in 1789 under the command of Captain Edward Riou, destined for New Sout...

Ancient Greece's 'Mission Impossible': In 401 BCE, 10,000 Greek mercenaries found themselves stranded deep in enemy ter...

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In 1867, Princess Alexandra of Denmark developed a permanent limp after battling a severe case of rheumatic fever. Little ...

During the Renaissance, many in poorer communities relied on fish skin to create practical clothing due to its durability ...