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Tag: People
Jazz…The first Pop genre
Long before hip hop and rock ruled the airwaves, jazz and blues innovators battled racial barriers to harness the power of radio and records - birthing pop music’s rise.
The Man who never saw a Woman
High in the cloud-wrapped crags of Mount Athos, an isolated community of monks has cloistered itself from the world for over 1000 years. Women, female animals, and outside influences have been banished from this autonomous Greek Orthodox enclave guarding ancient traditions.
When Amazon almost went boke
Today, Amazon rakes in $386 billion yearly as Earth’s most valuable retailer. But 20 years back, critics called it “Amazon.bomb” - certain the company would crumble.
Treadmill Torture
Glancing at the treadmills lined up in your gym, you’d never guess the sinister backstory behind this popular workout machine. Before treadmills built athletes, they brutally punished prisoners.
The Tribe with Unknown DNA
Buried within the genes of modern Melanesians, scientists recently uncovered clues of an extinct human relative lost to history. Studying their DNA reveals traces of surprising ancestry beyond the Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestors scientists expected.
The Heroic Harlem Hellfighters
When America entered World War I in 1917, few units compiled a more courageous record than New York’s 369th Infantry Regiment. Made up mostly of African Americans and Puerto Ricans from Harlem, they quickly proved their skill and bravery on the battlefield.
