Ryan Lackey/Flickr HM Fort Roughs was constructed in 1943 during the height of World War II. It was a British sea fort tasked with providing defense against German aircraft that ...

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The word “boycott” means that someone voluntarily withdraws from using something, buying, or dealing with a person, group, or country and is used as a form of protest. But where ...

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The Glomar Explorer You’ve probably heard someone use the phrase, “We can neither confirm nor deny.” This non-specific saying, known as the “Glomar response,” has a fascinating history behind it, ...

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Washington DC is a political jungle, and you’ll need an understanding of the jargon and slang to understand or navigate this rather strange place. Here are twenty sayings that you ...

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  A U.S. hedge fund wanted their money back on debt they were owed by the country of Argentina.  Here’s the interesting way they went about making a point. In ...

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The International Olympic Committee has a big problem.  No one wants to step up to plate and host the 2022 Winter Olympics–well, almost no one.  When countries allow their citizens ...

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The U.S. Capitol, or aka “The honey hole” Do you know how much your Congressman or woman makes doing a job that has a current approval rating of 12% who ...

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