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The first written use of "ceasefire" in its modern sense was in the Times on November 12, 1918. Above, American soldiers celebrate the news. Credit: US National Archive Ceasefire, 20th century: a ...

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“Truth’s a menace, science is a public danger,” says Mustapha Mond, the “Controller” in Aldous Huxley’s iconic dystopian novel Brave New World. “That’s why we so carefully limit the scope of its ...

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