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From 'dada' to Darth Vader – why the way we name fathers reminds us we spring from the same well
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEven supervillains need the odd day off. Katja Ogrin/Redferns via Getty ImagesMovie legend has it...
First Drive: Wiesmann’s Project Thunderball Is an All-Electric Tour De Force
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s ironic that Tesla started out with an electric sports car—the 2008 Roadster—because nobody has...
A new look at our linguistic roots
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLinguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where, and when, the first Indo-European languages were spoken, and what kind of lives those...
What happened to 'Milwaukee-ese'? It hasn't gone anywhere, but it has changed.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDid you buy some bakery this morning? What about your car — did you park it at the ramp? If you live...
When did Rome fall?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.
Sounds of success: The history and legacy of Blue Note records
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJazz was born in America, and helped create a new America. An upstart art, this revolutionary music didn’t come from old European capitals but from Southern cities and Northern slums. A hot, ...