1A – The Discovery of Gilgamesh

The second half of the twentieth century was marked by an extreme increase in America's prison population, from roughly 250,000 inmates in 1940 to well over two million by 2008. At the same time, American readers were devouring mysteries, thrillers, detective novels, police proce ...  Show more

At the time of Washington Irving's death, he was the most famous and widely praised American writer of his or any other era. But his reputation soon dwindled, and today he's known primarily as the author of just two stories ("The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"), wh ...  Show more

It's amazing how many curious things can be uncovered if only we took the time to do a little digging.

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Curiosity is often found in the center of unusual stories. Let's see what bounty today's tour brings us, shall we?

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Learning about things that happened in the past can generate a sense of wonder. And these two stories are bound to do just that.

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The beginning rarely looks like the end, but once you dig into these curious lives, you'll start to notice the shape of greatness.

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