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Could a horse be one of the greatest athletes ever?
Over two years (1972-73), Secretariat set several racing records that have still not been broken. What was his secret?
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Einar Felix Hansen is the most-published historian of recent times. How does he (?) do it? And why? [Sneak preview: he had lots of assistance …]
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The world’s superyacht industry is flourishing. What does it tell us about billionaires, luxuries, staff, inequality and fate?
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Most of the world’s giant land mammals vanished tens of thousands of years ago. Why? Because our Stone Age ancestors killed them on a gigantic scale
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The world’s most overgoverned country
The tiny Pacific island-state of Palau has proportionally more elected representatives than anywhere else on Earth. Why?
June 27, 2023
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