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While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, a student stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the book's pages
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Jefferson managed to cut military spending by nearly half, end the whiskey tax and buy a third of North America
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Cultural preservation met urban development over the weekend with protests to save the Berlin Wall
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On the eve of Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, suffragists descended upon Washington
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When was The Iliad actually written? To answer that question, you might turn to a historian or a literary scholar. But geneticists wanted a crack at it
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You can probably claim Viking or whatever other heritage of choice you prefer and have a good chance of hitting the mark—without forking over $200
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The movie Lincoln helped kick Mississippi into action on finally ratifying the 13th Amendment
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Cultural fascination with the author and poet continues to burn brightly despite - or perhaps because of - Plath's premature departure from this world
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Today, Pope Benedict XVI told the world that he would resign
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If China doesn't take steps to better preserve the relics, they may eventually turn into dust
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The pyramids hail back to the days of the kingdom of Kush, which occurred around 2,000 years ago
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By the year 2100, the human race will have lost about 50% of the languages alive today. Every fourteen days a language dies. There are some success stories
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The coin is one of only five 1913 Liberty Head nickels known to exist, though this one has an illicit, serendipitous back story
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From a trove of ancient Roman footwear, a rethinking of military life
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A recent study found that drivers with blind spots were more likely to hit pedestrians and less able to respond to hazardous situations
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Rather than face forced labor, some ancient Egyptians gave up their futures and their coin to become temple servants
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There are some things that are universal—trade, money, shelter, hangovers
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Two centuries after King Louis XVI's execution, researchers think they've found a revolutionary souvenir from that fateful day
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