Britain had 270 ships to the American navy's 27. During the war, the British lost close to 500 men, while the Americans lost 20 men.

So let's add auto racing to the long list of great ideas brought to you by what Canadian archaeologist Brian Hayden calls "triple-A" self-aggrandizers—people ... in Britain in the 18th century ...

Rating: Legend (About this rating?) Since at least 2013, a rumor has circulated online that illegal gambling dens in 18th-century England hired people to swallow dice in the event of a police raid.

The English had struggled in the previous century over ... principles” of the British constitution in which “kings are the servants, not the proprietors of the people.” ...