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- JUDITH RIDNER
With hand-washing a key component in the fight against coronavirus, JUDITH RIDNER, professor of history at Mississippi State University, writes, in an article first published on The Conversation, about the origins of soap...
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- THOMAS ALLEN
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- ANNE LAWRENCE-MATHERS
In an Origins special, ANNE LAWRENCE-MATHERS, professor of medieval history of the University of Reading, looks at - in an article first piublished on The Conversation - where Christmas decorations come from...
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- David Adams
Iconic US children's TV show 'Sesame Street' recently turned 50. DAVID ADAMS takes a look at how it all began...
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- VENKATESH SHANKAR
In an article first published on The Conversation, VENKATESH SHANKAR, of Texas A&M University, looks at the rise of a global giant - and how it changed the way we shop...
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- LINDSAY KELLEY
In an article first published on The Conversation, LINDSAY KELLEY, a lecturer in art and design at UNSW, looks at the origins of Australia's famous Anzac biscuits...
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- David Adams
The Periodic Table turned 150 last month so we thought we'd take a look at how it came about. DAVID ADAMS reports...
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- David Adams
With news this week that Stan Lee has died at the age of 95, we decided to take a look back at the origins of the comic book legend's connections with Marvel, the comic book company with which has name has become synonymous...
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- David Adams
The Special Olympics, a global movement celebrating inclusion, turns 50 this month. DAVID ADAMS takes a look at how it was started...
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- David Adams
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the start of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service. So how did it all come about? DAVID ADAMS takes a look back...
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- David Adams
This year is the final year of the centenary of World War I commemorations, so we thought it fitting to take a look at an item that was popularised during that war. DAVID ADAMS looks at how it came about...
