At the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, Imperial China was larger than the United States, and filled to capacity with revolutionary sentiment. After a century of humiliation at the hands of … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Tuchan
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Words You Don’t Know: Cynocephaloi
Before the Age of Discovery, the borders of the western world were teeming with far-off mysteries and legends. Some ancient and classical cartographers and explorers were remarkably correct in their … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Cynocephaloi
Words You Don’t Know: Dambargo
The new American nation was, at its birth, an experiment surrounded by experiments. Across the Atlantic, Napoleon led Revolutionary France on a spree that destroyed much of the old world order. Across … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Dambargo
Words You Don’t Know: Villain
The concept of a villain conjures up an evil tax collector, a pompous dictator, or a Snidely Whiplash type. While the general antagonists in western culture that face off against the heroes have … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Villain
Words You Don’t Know: Ell
Before international standardization boards regulated everything from street signs to keyboards, individual cultures and cities had to regulate things themselves. For specific industries, the number … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Ell
Words You Don’t Know: Robot
Robots are ubiquitous in science fiction. There’s the robots with a personality and desires of their own like Bender from Futurama or Data from Star Trek. There’s the subservient robots that dot the … [Read more...] about Words You Don’t Know: Robot