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William Selig's 1898 short film Something Good-Negro Kiss is considered one of the earliest black films depicting black intimacy on screen.

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How 20 Seconds of Film Changed Movie History

This kiss is more than just a kiss.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
Selling a supposedly haunted home isn't as difficult as one might think.

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5 Haunted House Stories That Will Make You Scream

There are jump scares, tragic tales, and even real estate angst.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
Solving the Mystery of the Seated Man

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Solving the Mystery of the Seated Man

This rare portrait can now be credited to Harlem Renaissance artist Richmond Barthé.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
The Mexican spirit known as the "Weeping Woman" has become a cultural icon.

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7 Ghost Stories That Will Haunt You

From a real-life ghost buster to a murder solved with testimony from the great beyond.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
How One Tiny Bead Can Reveal A Global History

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How One Tiny Bead Can Reveal A Global History

Hint: There is a laser involved.

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Archaeological trenches inside the Old Fort of Stone Town in Zanzibar City reveal a new, longer history of the settlement.

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The Hidden History of Zanzibar's Stone Town

The settlement is centuries older than historians once believed.

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A page from a mid-15th century Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg's famous 42-line bible is known as the earliest book printed using mass-produced moveable metal type in Europe.

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What Do We Really Know About the History of the Printing Press?

To get the whole story, you'll need a particle accelerator.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
These glass vessels survived for more than 1,500 years before being shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion. An international team of museum conservators carefully pieced them back together.

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Saving the Ancient Glass Artifacts Shattered in the Beirut Explosion

These centuries-old vessels now have new stories to tell.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
Benazir Bhutto was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1888 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country. This photo was taken in 1988, when she was elected the world's youngest prime minister at the age of 35.

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Meet History’s Trailblazing ‘Only Women’

A new book features 100 striking photographs of lone women who broke barriers.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
Entomologists use insects like the leopard moth as a climate record. Scientists estimate that the leopard moth, which once lived primarily in Europe, will expand its range as far as Latin America and Oceania as the climate changes.

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What Can a Long-Forgotten Moth Tell Us About Climate Change?

The 149-year-old specimen is one of millions at Britain's Natural History Museum.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
Who Were the Warrior Women of Dahomey?

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Who Were the Warrior Women of Dahomey?

The only documented all-female army in history inspired the Dora Milaje.

By Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing
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