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The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial

Because Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-Examinations

by Thomas Alex ...

The Pope Who Put a Corpse on TrialBecause Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-ExaminationsWhat happens when a pope dies—but his enemies aren't finished with him?In 897 CE, Rome witnessed one of the strangest spectacles in medieval history. The body of Pope Formosus was dug from its grave, dressed in papal robes, placed upon a throne, and brought ... Read more

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The Pope Who Put a Corpse on TrialBecause Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-ExaminationsWhat happens when a pope dies—but his enemies aren't finished with him?In 897 CE, Rome witnessed one of the strangest spectacles in medieval history. The body of Pope Formosus was dug from its grave, dressed in papal robes, placed upon a throne, and brought
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When Pineapple Was a Status Symbol

Rent a Fruit for Your Fancy Party So People Think You’re Rich Before It Rots on the Table

by Thomas Alex ...

There was a time when owning a pineapple was practically a public announcement:“Look at me. I have money.”Today, you can buy one at a supermarket for the price of an ordinary grocery item. But centuries ago, the pineapple was an exotic luxury that could represent wealth, prestige, hospitality, and extraordinary social status.In an age before international supermarkets and refrigerated shipping, ... Read more

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There was a time when owning a pineapple was practically a public announcement:“Look at me. I have money.”Today, you can buy one at a supermarket for the price of an ordinary grocery item. But centuries ago, the pineapple was an exotic luxury that could represent wealth, prestige, hospitality, and extraordinary social status.In an age before international supermarkets and refrigerated shipping,
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The Dancing Plague Of 1518

Hundreds Of Medieval Peasants Danced Themselves To Literal Exhaustion Because Their Brains Decided Chaos Was A Lifestyle

by Thomas Alex ...

In the summer of 1518, something deeply strange happened in Strasbourg.One woman reportedly began dancing in the street.Then another person joined.Then another.Before long, dozens—and perhaps hundreds—of people were reportedly caught in a bizarre outbreak of uncontrollable dancing. They danced in the streets, collapsed from exhaustion, and apparently struggled to stop. In a world already plagued ... Read more

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In the summer of 1518, something deeply strange happened in Strasbourg.One woman reportedly began dancing in the street.Then another person joined.Then another.Before long, dozens—and perhaps hundreds—of people were reportedly caught in a bizarre outbreak of uncontrollable dancing. They danced in the streets, collapsed from exhaustion, and apparently struggled to stop. In a world already plagued
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Ancient Roman Mouthwash Was Pure Urine

Nothing Says Fresh Breath Like Fermented Pee Straight From the Public Laundry Basins

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What would make hundreds of people suddenly dance until their bodies gave out?In the summer of 1518, something extraordinarily strange happened in Strasbourg.A woman began dancing in the street.She did not stop.Then others joined her.Soon, dozens—and possibly hundreds—of people were reportedly caught up in an extraordinary episode remembered as the Dancing Plague of 1518. Some danced for days. ... Read more

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What would make hundreds of people suddenly dance until their bodies gave out?In the summer of 1518, something extraordinarily strange happened in Strasbourg.A woman began dancing in the street.She did not stop.Then others joined her.Soon, dozens—and possibly hundreds—of people were reportedly caught up in an extraordinary episode remembered as the Dancing Plague of 1518. Some danced for days.
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The Great Molasses Flood of Boston

A Sticky, Slow-Moving Tidal Wave of Brown Sugar Syrup That Somehow Managed to Terrorize an Entire City

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On January 15, 1919, Boston was enjoying an unusually warm winter afternoon.Then the tank broke.A gigantic steel tank in the city's North End suddenly ruptured, releasing approximately 2.3 million gallons of industrial molasses into the streets. What followed was one of the strangest disasters in American history: a dark, sticky wave surged through Boston at astonishing speed, crushing buildings, ... Read more

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On January 15, 1919, Boston was enjoying an unusually warm winter afternoon.Then the tank broke.A gigantic steel tank in the city's North End suddenly ruptured, releasing approximately 2.3 million gallons of industrial molasses into the streets. What followed was one of the strangest disasters in American history: a dark, sticky wave surged through Boston at astonishing speed, crushing buildings,
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Napoleon Was Not Actually Short

He Was Average Height, but His Enemies Had Jokes and Printing Presses

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Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's most recognizable figures—and one of its most entertainingly misunderstood.Was Napoleon really a tiny military genius surrounded by towering soldiers? Not quite.The famous image of Napoleon as an unusually short man owes more to conflicting measurement systems, political cartoons, hostile propaganda, and centuries of repetition than to the reality of his ... Read more

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Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's most recognizable figures—and one of its most entertainingly misunderstood.Was Napoleon really a tiny military genius surrounded by towering soldiers? Not quite.The famous image of Napoleon as an unusually short man owes more to conflicting measurement systems, political cartoons, hostile propaganda, and centuries of repetition than to the reality of his
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Career With a Soul

Navigating Corporate Life with Integrity and Purpose

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Career with a Soul is a heartfelt guide for professionals seeking meaning and balance in their careers. From understanding the unspoken rules of office culture to mastering time management, from building meaningful relationships to handling stress and burnout, this book covers it all. Each chapter shares lessons drawn from real-life experiences, making it a valuable companion for anyone who wants ... Read more

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Career with a Soul is a heartfelt guide for professionals seeking meaning and balance in their careers. From understanding the unspoken rules of office culture to mastering time management, from building meaningful relationships to handling stress and burnout, this book covers it all. Each chapter shares lessons drawn from real-life experiences, making it a valuable companion for anyone who wants
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Dalko

The Untold Story of Baseball's Fastest Pitcher

by Bill Dembski, Alex Thomas, Brian Vikander ...

Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve "White Lightning" Dalkowski, baseball's fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man's unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach.For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball's Fastest Pitcher unites all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates, ... Read more

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Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve "White Lightning" Dalkowski, baseball's fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man's unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach.For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball's Fastest Pitcher unites all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates,
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Defying Low Expectations

What Jaime Escalante Taught Us About Learning

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Jaime Escalante didn't just teach calculus in East LA; he blew up the lie that poor, minority students can't handle serious academics-and then watched the system quietly bury the evidence. Defying Low Expectations tells the story beyond Stand and Deliver, the 1988 film about Escalante starring Edward James Olmos that became a classroom staple. Here we learn about the immigrant teacher from Bolivia ... Read more

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Jaime Escalante didn't just teach calculus in East LA; he blew up the lie that poor, minority students can't handle serious academics-and then watched the system quietly bury the evidence. Defying Low Expectations tells the story beyond Stand and Deliver, the 1988 film about Escalante starring Edward James Olmos that became a classroom staple. Here we learn about the immigrant teacher from Bolivia
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Greenland: the edge of the world, the centre of Power

A journey through the most coveted land

by Alex Thomas Bjorklund ...

A geopolitical journey into the most coveted land of the 21st centuryIn the vast silence of the Arctic, a remote and icy land is quietly becoming one of the most strategic territories on the planet. Greenland—once considered the edge of the world—is now a central piece in the global chessboard.Who truly owns Greenland? Denmark? The United States? Or perhaps the invisible hand of global powers like ... Read more

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A geopolitical journey into the most coveted land of the 21st centuryIn the vast silence of the Arctic, a remote and icy land is quietly becoming one of the most strategic territories on the planet. Greenland—once considered the edge of the world—is now a central piece in the global chessboard.Who truly owns Greenland? Denmark? The United States? Or perhaps the invisible hand of global powers like
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Natural Language Processing with Spark NLP

Learning to Understand Text at Scale

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If you want to build an enterprise-quality application that uses natural language text but aren’t sure where to begin or what tools to use, this practical guide will help get you started. Alex Thomas, principal data scientist at Wisecube, shows software engineers and data scientists how to build scalable natural language processing (NLP) applications using deep learning and the Apache Spark NLP ... Read more

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If you want to build an enterprise-quality application that uses natural language text but aren’t sure where to begin or what tools to use, this practical guide will help get you started. Alex Thomas, principal data scientist at Wisecube, shows software engineers and data scientists how to build scalable natural language processing (NLP) applications using deep learning and the Apache Spark NLP
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Dalko

The Untold Story of Baseball's Fastest Pitcher

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Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve “White Lightning” Dalkowski, baseball’s fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man’s unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach.For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher unites all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates, ... Read more

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Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve “White Lightning” Dalkowski, baseball’s fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man’s unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach.For the first time, Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher unites all of the eyewitness accounts from the coaches, analysts, teammates,
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