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The Telegram That Ended a War (With a Typo)

Discover the story of the Ems Dispatch, a royal telegram that sparked the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. See how master…

1 week ago

Why Are There So Many Words for Snow in Sámi?

The old "Eskimo words for snow" trope is a well-known but misleading linguistic myth. A far more accurate and fascinating…

3 weeks ago

The Politics of Place Names: Why Cities Change

From Bombay to Mumbai, place names are more than just labels on a map; they are battlegrounds for identity, power,…

3 weeks ago

The Language of Numbers Stations

Tune your shortwave radio to the right frequency, and you might hear it: a disembodied voice reading strings of numbers…

3 weeks ago

Seeing Blue: How the Language You Speak Changes Your Perception of Color

Do you see the same "blue" as a Russian speaker, who has two distinct words for the color? The fascinating…

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