This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.

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One of the constants of this History of the World has, not surprisingly, been sex - or more precisely, sexual attraction and love. Among the hundred objects, we've had the oldest known ...

The Service Employees International Union workers have tentatively agreed with the University of Michigan Health.

IEEE, an organization dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity, is the world's largest technical professional society. It is designed to serve ...

Explore the history of the BBC since its foundation in 1922 to the present day Explore more than 100 years of the BBC’s history – click on our interactive timeline or investigate a topical ...

The history of lupus can be divided into three periods: classical, neoclassical, and modern. This article concentrates on developments in the present century which have greatly expanded our knowledge ...

To that end, let’s look at the history of cell phones. We’ll go through the evolution one decade at a time — from the first-ever wireless network to the proliferation of mobile apps ...

It is also the biggest day of the year for competitive hot dog eating ... Even with its hazy history, the competition itself has grown to be larger than life. Top contestants have accomplished ...

With the arrival of autumn, comes the year's spookiest holiday: Halloween. A celebration of all things wicked and scary, it's the only time of year that being a ghost, werewolf or vampire is not ...

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