The Thames Ran Foul: A Summer of Filth, 1858

The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was London sanitation not merely the sun that baked the metropolis. An even more unpleasant force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial waste had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every

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Iconic Movie Moments You Won't Forget

Movies have a special ability to transport us to other worlds and create memories that linger with us forever. Some moments in cinematic history are so powerful that they become instantly famous. Check out a few of those unforgettable scenes: A iconic lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the

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