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It began in grade school – our questioning the logic behind hard or tedious work. “Why do I have to learn algebra?” “When will I ever need to diagram a sentence?” We are hard-wired to weigh the benefit we will receive against the effort we will expend. Now that we are no longer tested on our academic knowledge, what is the point of reading a biography or watching a documentary? What is the benefit? As a to-the-bone history nerd, I would argue, “Because it is fun, and histo