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Irrational Explanations About How Pandemics Spread

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How Diseases Spread: Ways People Have Tried to Explain Pandemics Through History

Some scapegoated the gods, or their enemies. Others blamed planetary alignments. For many, though, it was just ‘bad air.’

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How a Radio Host Painted an Indelible Picture of American Farm Life

Try listening to Paul Harvey’s ‘So God Made a Farmer’ without crying, the author says.

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Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk.

How the Original ‘Star Trek’ Addressed the War in Vietnam

In one episode, Klingons were stand‑ins for the Soviets.

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In 1952, the Flatwoods Monster Terrified 6 Kids, a Mom, a Dog—and the Nation

In 1952, the Flatwoods Monster Terrified 6 Kids, a Mom, a Dog—and the Nation

It prompted a U.S. Air Force UFO inquiry, part of an initiative called Project Blue Book.

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