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Charts & Graphs

Charts & Graphs religion

Heretics and Blasphemers

Enraging one faith, and sometimes starting another.

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Charts & Graphs democracy

Democratic Dynasties

Democratic Dynasties

Those who were born to be called.

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Charts & Graphs crimes & punishments

Medieval Torture

Horrible punishments from the Dark Ages.

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Charts & Graphs disaster

Strangers Come to Town

Invasive species wreaking havoc.

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Charts & Graphs animals

Men’s Best Friends

Men’s Best Friends

Kings, politicians, authors—and their pets.

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Charts & Graphs celebrity

Where Are They Now?

Celebrities who dropped off the map.

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Charts & Graphs communication

Invented Languages

Building your own means of communication.

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Charts & Graphs time

Chart of prison sentences for famous people.

Doing Time

Prison sentences of the famous and infamous.

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Charts & Graphs flesh

Let’s (Try to) Talk About Sex

Trying to put sex on the page.

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Charts & Graphs trade

Trade Toolkit

Technology that enables trade.

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Charts & Graphs trade

Hot Commodities

Pricey fads, then and now.

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Charts & Graphs religion

Houses of the Holy

Old and new uses for religious architecture.

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Charts & Graphs freedom

As Free as the Gods

Liberation tropes in world mythology.

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Charts & Graphs water

Detail of list of quotes

Water in the Quran

“It is life. It is the material thing nearest to God.”

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Charts & Graphs migration

Stateless Writers

Stateless Writers

When politics force a monumental plot change.

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