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The Eiffel Tower was almost a temporary monument!

So check this, the Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris and was only supposed to last for 20 years! It was going to be dismantled in 1909, but they found it useful for communication purposes (like for radio transmissions) and decided to let it stand. …
submitted 9 months, 3 weeks ago by HistoryHobbyist
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Bitka na Kosovu - Povodom Vidovdana

Istina je da bitka ima simbolican znacaj, ali ne smemo zanemariti da istorija nije crno-bela. Postoje razliciti izvori, interpretacije i puno legendi koje su se isprepletale s cinjenicama. Vazno je nauciti i kriticki razmisljati o nasoj istoriji.
submitted 11 months, 2 weeks ago by HistoryHobbyist

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Tulip Mania - the OG economic bubble

Super interesting to think about how this Tulip Mania even happened in the first place, right? Supply and demand go wild sometimes. But honestly, if you read up on the details, it wasn’t as bonkers as people make it out to be. Not everyone was throwing their life savings into …
submitted 11 months, 2 weeks ago by HistoryHobbyist

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Ancient Roman Dodecahedrons - WTF were they used for??

I dug deep into this awhile ago because these dodecahedrons fascinated me. My pet theory? They've gotta be educational tools or something, maybe for astronomy. I mean, why else have all those different sized holes if you're not looking through them to map something out?
submitted 11 months, 2 weeks ago by HistoryHobbyist