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The Prince of Egypt: Why the Moses epic still moves, and...
Some films age into cult curios. Others gather dust on a family shelf. The Prince of Egypt did neither. Twenty-seven years after its 1998...
The Liberation: Peace to the Nations photo exhibition opens in Ulaanbaatar
The Russian House in Ulaanbaatar is hosting a photo exhibition titled The Liberation: Peace to the Nations that documents the fight of the Soviet...
Who has a 7-inch nose? Fact-checking the legend
Searches for “7-inch nose” almost always point back to Thomas Wadhouse — also known as Thomas Wedders. Victorian sources described his nose as 7.5...
Is a 2-inch nose long? Anthropometry explained
Thomas Wadhouse — also known as Thomas Wedders — is remembered for a reported 7.5-inch nose, the longest ever recorded in history. Against that...
Who was the Englishman with the long nose? A fast profile
The phrase usually points to Thomas Wadhouse, also recorded as Thomas Wedders, a Yorkshire performer exhibited in the 18th century and remembered for a...
Who had the longest nose in history? The historical vs modern...
When people search this question, they usually mean the 18th-century English performer Thomas Wadhouse (often spelled Thomas Wedders). But the correct answer depends on...
African rock python: The real giant snake of Congo
The Congo Snake legend tells of a 50-foot serpent seen in 1959, but the actual largest snake living in the Congo Basin is the...
Which nationality has the longest nose? Why the question misleads
History loves outliers like Thomas Wadhouse (also spelled Thomas Wedders). But trying to rank “nose length by nationality” mistakes how biology and measurement work.
Population...
Titanoboa vs Congo Snake: fossil fact versus cryptid legend
The debate of Titanoboa vs Congo Snake pits science against legend. Titanoboa is a fossil giant proven to reach 42–48 feet, while the Congo...
Who has the longest nose today? Historical legends vs modern records
Thomas Wadhouse — also known as Thomas Wedders — dominates the historical conversation with a reported 7.5-inch (19 cm) nose. But readers keep asking...
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