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A history of… pizza
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… blue jeans
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… playing cards
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… pineapples
 • Paul Lenz
Spring forward, fall back
Did Benjamin Franklin really invent Daylight Saving Time?
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… measuring time (Part 1)
The reason there are 24 hours in the day is probably because our fingers each have three joints…
 • Paul Lenz
Here be dragons…
Four tales from my home…
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… Rock, Paper, Scissors
Or as it is sometimes called: Snake, Frog, Slug
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… domestic cats (Part 3)
Why not attach rockets to them and use them to attack a city?
 • Paul Lenz
A history of… domestic cats (Part 2)
Persian cats were created from a combination of smoke, fire, and stars…
 • Paul Lenz
The week in history: 30 January–5 February
A series of farewells, from the grisly to the grand!
 • Andrew Chapman
A history of… domestic cats (Part 1)
It was handy to have some with you if you wanted to invade ancient Egypt…
 • Paul Lenz
The week in history: January 16–22
A famous fleet, a royal execution, a defeated explorer…
 • Andrew Chapman
Histories
Histories
Regular stories from the hidden corners of history. Histories uses the words of those who were there; The History of Things explores aspects of everyday life.
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