Welcome to the newly launched “History Alive Today” website. The intent of this new site is to bring you fun snippet of history that have relevance to our daily lives. We are surrounded by objects, sa
Welcome to the newly launched “History Alive Today” website.
The intent of this new site is to bring you fun snippet of history that have relevance to our daily lives. We are surrounded by objects, sayings, behaviors, and traditions that are a direct result of millennia of evolution of the human experience . We hope that through this site you will learn something about why we are who we are in a non-boring, fun way.
And let’s face it, you might impress your friends with these new snippets of knowledge in the process!
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Ciao Really Means "I Am Your Slave"
It is the friendliest word in Europe — warm, quick, and said twice, once arriving and once leaving. It also began life as a way of telling someone that you belonged to them, and the word hiding underneath it is older and a great deal darker.
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Why does it Costs an Arm and a Leg?
This common expression for something expensive has a surprising history tied to early portraiture, war, and the price people literally paid to be remembered.
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The Discovery of The Exclamation 'Eureka!'
Archimedes leaping from his bath shouting 'Eureka!' is one of history's most famous moments. But what really happened, and why does this ancient Greek word still echo today?