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Why British Lawyers Still Wear Those Wigs in Court

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10 Brilliant Quotes By The Legend APJ Abdul Kalam

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12 Facts About Bhagat Singh That You Still Didn't Know

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The convoluted history of Christmas

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Who Are The Punjabi People?

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The myth of Birbal and Akbar

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VANDE MATARAM - Birth and Journey of the Mantra

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Ancient footprints re-write humanity's history in the Americas

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Was Abraham Lincoln an Atheist?

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Did you know that the history of Gurgaon goes back 2,000 years?

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Who is Abdul Qavi Desnavi?

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Today in History: Oct. 11.

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What Gandhi really thought about guns

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Who Really Won The 1965 Indo-Pak War? We Take A Look At Both Sides Of The Story

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Hindu-Muslim marriages are a fact of life

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He saved 669 children's from the Carnage - now watch the audience when his secret is revealed

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Story of Goa's freedom, a forgotten fight of independence

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The Reason behind Why a noble prize winner , William Golding once said that "I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men".

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