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THE SADDLE AND STIRRUP

From Ancient Hunters to Cowboys

~ 15 min read
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THE ARMOR OF ACHILLES

Why the Heroes of Ancient Greece Looked like Robots

~ 8 min read
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FROM THE HISTORY OF MECHANICAL TIMEPIECES

The time of poets, sailors and engineers

~ 14 min read
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THE CURSE OF THE KOH-I-NOOR DIAMOND

The Bloody Trail in the Crown of the English Queen

~ 7 min read
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THE PIG BLADDER: HUMANITY’S FAVORITE TOY

The History of the Football Ball

~ 10 min read
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WHOSE HAT IS IT ANYWAY?

Could the crown of the Russian tsar in Moscow have been crafted by the Horde?

~ 11 min read
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THE TANGLED HISTORY OF THE DINING FORK

The devil´s tool, a decadent attribute, or a triumph of the human spirit

~ 10 min read
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The Oldest Icebox

How to preserve ice in the desert

~ 2 min read
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THE ECCENTRICITIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST

The Oldest (and Weirdest!) Christmas Card in History

~ 3 min read
Hieronymus Bosch. The Temptation of St. Anthony. 1500-1510 / Wikimedia Commons

What is this?

Guess what this thing was used for.

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TOILET PAPER

A History of the Most Essential Item

~ 6 min read
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MIRROR IN ART AND HISTORY

How did mirrors look, what were they made of, how did people view their reflections, and why were they afraid of it?

~ 14 min read
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KAZAN

May the sacred kazan feed me!

~ 7 min read
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Certificate of Registration for a Periodical Publication, Information Agency, and Online Publication No. KZ25VPY00077761. Issued on September 15, 2023, by the Information Committee of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.