Our calendar and system of keeping time are rather unique. 

It isn’t nice and tidy like the metric system. It is a collection of odd time units, leap years, and rotating calendars. 

As such, many people throughout history have thought that they could do better. 

So they have made proposals for changing our calendar, some of which would be very different from the one we are used to.

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Just one week after President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected in November 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman set out to execute one of the most audacious plans of the US Civil War. 

His plan involved violating several central tenets of warfare, which had been established for thousands of years, yet in the process, he helped bring the war to a swift conclusion. 

In hindsight, many people consider what he did to have been a war crime.

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After the death or resignation of a pope, but before the election of a new pope, there is a period of time at the Vatican known as Sede Vacante. 

The Sede Vacante doesn’t last very long, and it doesn’t happen very often, but when it does occur, it is a very busy time. 

This period has its own coat of arms and highly regimented series of events that have to take place. There are also firm rules about what can’t happen and what can’t be done.

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One of the greatest periods of social and technological change in world history was the Renaissance. 

At the heart of the Renaissance was the city-state of Florence. It was the home to some of the world’s greatest artists and thinkers. 

At the heart of Florence was a family that ran the city for several centuries. They became fabulously wealthy and sponsored much of the great art that we still appreciate today. 

They also purchased themselves an enormous amount of power and even the papacy.

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In the year 490 BC, one of the most pivotal battles in world history took place. 

Just north of the City of Athens, Persian and Greek forces clashed in what was to be the first Persian attempt to invade Greece. 

Despite being seriously outnumbered, the Greeks managed to win a decisive victory that had long-lasting ramifications. 

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Today, approximately 160 currencies are used worldwide. Some countries share the same currency, while others use the currency of another country. 

However, not all currencies are equal. One currency always tends to become the dominant currency in international affairs, known as the global reserve currency. 

There are benefits for the country that issues the global reserve currency. However, there are also major drawbacks, and the two cannot be separated. 

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All living things on the planet Earth, from microbes to whales, can be categorized into a single hierarchical system. 

This system has been developed over the last 300 years. Layers have been added, and there have been debates as to what creatures should go where.

However, it has proved an incredibly useful way to understand how all life is connected.

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In 1995, the first planet outside our solar system was discovered. 

Since then, with improved techniques and tools, over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed, and another 10,000 candidates are awaiting confirmation.

With some of these exoplanets, astronomers can actually study their atmospheres and search for signs of life.

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Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric motors, and batteries. 

All of those things are dependent on a small category of chemicals called rare earth elements. 

Their importance in technology has made them a focal point of international trade and politics. 

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The modern world runs on metal wires. 

These thin metal strands literally circle the globe and are responsible for much of the world’s electrical power and communications. 

It is something so basic that most people never bother to stop and think about how wires are made. 

It turns out wire has been made for thousands of years, although its uses have changed dramatically. 

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