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The Hazy Trail
When ancient astronomers first looked out into the night sky, they could see thousands of stars.
 • Andrew Smith
Give Me a Minute
Give me a minute here, and I’ll try to explain where minutes came from.
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Appetite for Deduction
Deduce this with me, if you dare.
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“Switzerland”
I’m a Switzer!
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First Principals
I remember being friends with Jabari, the son of the principal of my elementary school.
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Rome (If You Want To)
Alley and I got a chance to visit Rome in 2017.
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River Rivals
Even from the very beginning, Rome has always had a strong connection with rivers.
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Attribution
Being alive since the 1970s has some advantages.
 • Andrew Smith
Secular
The word secular traces its origin back to Latin, where the word saeculum meant a long period of time, or an epoch, or an age.
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Janus Words
Many of the Roman gods weren’t exact clones of Greek gods, but they were more or less one to one matches.
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Jubilee
The word jubilee traces its origins back to ancient Hebrew.
 • Andrew Smith
It's a Sign
Ancient Romans used the word signum in a similar manner to the way we use sign today, although their use was much more limited.
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