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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered The Head Of A Marble Hermes Statue Among The Ruins Of Ancient Laodicea

After reading about the 1,900-year-old Hermes head that was found in the ancient city of Laodicea in Turkey, discover the ...
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An Ancient Hub Of Olive Oil Production Was Just Uncovered In A Lost City On The Southern Coast Of Turkey

Archaeologists in Syedra, Turkey, have identified more than 100 olive oil workshops, suggesting widespread production during ...
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Scientists Have Captured Photographs Of A Tiny Cat Species Previously Thought To Be Extinct In Thailand

The species, so rarely observed that it was classified as endangered in 2008, had long been considered “possibly extinct” in ...
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A Nearly 400-Year-Old Shopping List Was Discovered Under The Floorboards Of A Historic English Home

Archaeologists restoring a historic home in Kent, England discovered a 17th-century shopping list hidden under its ...
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Blanche Dumas, The ‘Three-Legged Courtesan’ Who Had Four Breasts And Two Vaginas

The 1896 book Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Dr. George M. Gould and Dr. Walter L. Pyle documented that Blanche ...
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Archaeologists In Poland Just Unearthed A Roman-Era Brooch Decorated With Brightly Colored Enamel

During a routine archaeological survey near Grudziądz, Poland, members of the Grudziądz Fortress Association unearthed an ...
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A Metal Detectorist Exploring The Woods Near Edinburgh Discovered The Oldest Scottish Coin Ever Found

This rare silver penny, minted by King David I during the 1130s, bears an inscription that suggests it was struck in ...
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The Life And Death Of Phil Lynott, The Thin Lizzy Singer Who Died While Battling A Heroin Addiction

Rolf Adlercreutz / Alamy Stock Photo Phil Lynott was 36 years old at the time of his death. The death of Phil Lynott in ...
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The Crimes Of Herbert Mullin, The Serial Killer Who Claimed That His Murders Could Stop Earthquakes

In 1972, Herbert Mullin believed that there would soon be a massive earthquake near his home in northern California. A diagnosed schizophrenic who’d heard voices in his head warning him about the ...