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Jul 29, 2026
Long before "vanilla" meant bland, the bean's fandom spanned Mesoamerican elites to European courts. But it owes its ubiquity to a 12-year-old enslaved boy.
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Jan 30, 2026
From plantations to political rhetoric, the term's evolution shows how a violent past can fade into metaphor, sometimes obscuring its true history.
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Jan 21, 2026
From utopian origins to AI-driven rivals, the "people's encyclopedia" has been shaped by debates over neutrality, expertise and the future of shared knowledge.
