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 WELCOME TO THE COOLEST HISTORY BLOG ON THE INTERNET

Hello everyone! This first post serves simply as a welcome message to all you history enthusiasts out there. Expect regular articles about a variety of interesting historical facts and topics. Any requests about particular topics are more than welcome, feel free to drop a comment :)

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