Amy Beeman
Writer and Content Producer at Freelance
Mom to 3 (twins + adoption), Runner 🏃, Ex-Dancer 💃, Host, https://t.co/JBgrU3G5sC, [email protected]
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1 week ago |
grunge.com | Amy Beeman
Lands and people ruled by kings and queens seem built into human civilization, but it all had to start somewhere. Prior to that, it's hard to know what leadership looked like amongst our ancestors largely because there wasn't written language. That all changed during the so-called "cradle of civilization," in Mesopotamia, a territory that covered parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey.
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1 week ago |
grunge.com | Amy Beeman
Social Security numbers are part of our identities in the United States. Most parents apply for them when their baby is born — the same time they send off the info required for a birth certificate. From the get, that number follows us everywhere as an identifier. Like a fingerprint, it's unique to us while we're alive, and no two are the same.
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2 weeks ago |
grunge.com | Amy Beeman
You'd be forgiven for looking at the Gibson SG "Eden of Coronet" guitar and wondering who went a little heavy-handed with the BeDazzler. But the jewels covering the front of the body are not shiny plastic rhinestones — they're real diamonds, and there are over 400 of them set in 18-karat gold. Since 2015, the instrument has held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most valuable guitar and is said to be worth $2 million.
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2 weeks ago |
grunge.com | Amy Beeman
We typically don't associate firearms with a warm welcome or a show of respect, but during the gun salute at the Trooping of the Colour, that's its intent. The tradition of gun salutes is believed to have started in the 15th century when ships approaching the English harbor would fire their seven guns — which are more like cannons — out to sea.
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1 month ago |
grunge.com | Amy Beeman
The history of Egypt's pharaohs and culture still looms large in modern culture. The ancient civilization's tombs, pyramids, and artwork continue to spark curiosity about life on Earth thousands of years ago, and much about it still can't be explained. The first dynasty began around 2900 B.C., and in this time period Upper and Lower Egypt were ruled by one person. Prior to that unification, those regions considered themselves separate entities.
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