The 1964 World’s Fair was held in New York’s Flushing Meadow Park (next to the now defunct Shea Stadium, which opened right before the World’s Fair and was home of the New York Mets until 2008). The fair was a very forward-looking and optimistic view of technology, the space age, and consumer capitalism. Exhibits […]
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Many ancient practices and superstitions have an ancient origin. It can be difficult to trace back the roots of practices that have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. One example is “knocking on wood” or “touch wood.” You have learned this from your parents or grandparents. When Do You “Knock on Wood?”
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Tulip mania was a period of economic speculation in the Netherlands in the 17th century, during which contract prices for tulip bulbs reached extraordinarily high levels. It is generally considered the first recorded speculative bubble. The most famous expose of tulip mania was written by Scottish author Charles MacKay, in Extraordinary Popular Delusions and
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