August 17, 1945, is a very important day for Indonesian people.
1945年8月17日对印尼人来说是一个很重要的日子，因为这一天是印尼宣布脱离外国殖民自己独立出来的日子。...
Bucephalus: The Horse That Conquered the World
A short story about Bucephalus, the black horse that Alexander the Great rode through many battles to create one of the largest empire of the time.
喜欢看古希腊历史的人一定知道布西发拉斯(Bucephalus)的故事。布西发拉斯是什么？它是古代最知名的真实马匹之一。为什么他很出名呢？...
Wife Selling: How the Britons Used to Get Divorced
Suppose you are an 18th century farmer, and your wife and you just cannot get along, what would you do? Divorce her? Or just sell her off?
假设你是一个18世纪的英国农民，你和妻子再也无法相处下去了，你会怎么做？跟她离婚？太贵了。杀了她？不可能。噢，好吧，那把她卖掉吧。欢迎来到奇异的「卖妻」世界！
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