History

The Vatican: A City With No Borders, Yet Global Reach

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On a map, it’s barely visible. Tucked inside the city of Rome, the Vatican is smaller than most city parks. You can walk across it in minutes. It has no airports, no borders in the traditional sense, and no standing army in the way most countries understand one. Yet when the Vatican speaks, the world … Read more

What Was Tsar Bomba? The Most Powerful Explosion Humanity Ever Created

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What Was Tsar Bomba? The Most Powerful Explosion Humanity Ever Created On October 30, 1961, the Earth briefly experienced something it had never encountered before—and has never repeated since. High above the Arctic Circle, a single explosion released more energy than every bomb used in World War II combined. The shockwave circled the planet multiple … Read more