The Roseto Effect
What The Professor and Malcolm Gladwell got wrong
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Mysteries of the Maya
The Whalebone Anthropology and Archaeology division digs in.
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The Coolest Kid in History Class
An Interview with Dain Lee, the cool kid behind History Cool Kids Instagram account f you aren’t following @HistoryCoolKids it’s time to upgrade the…
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Just Because You Don’t See Something Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t True
Forget everything you think you know about alligator-riding mole people coming up out of the sewers.
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The Mysteries Of NYC’s Iconic Street Meat
The history of the humble hot dog may surprise you.
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The Chewing Gum War of 1939
Chucking Chicle Chokes the Charm of our Choo-Choo Station.
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What Do Norse Gods and the Headless Horseman Have to Do With Mistletoe?
The historical truth behind mistletoe-forced kissing.
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How Much Do You Know About Dia De Los Muertos?
A “bare-bones” history of the Mexican holiday.
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Beginning of the End: George Watson
If you drained Montauk Harbor of its water and replaced it with all the short drafts ever poured at The Dock, there would still…
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Who Put Montauk on the Map?
We’re talking way way back; before Surf Lodge, before Sloppy Tuna, before Whalebone, before any of us were actually born. If we’re getting technical,…
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