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The Perplexing History Of The Eleusinian Mysteries, The Ancient Greek Rites That Remain Unknown To This Day

Ancient Greece was a land of gods, myths, altars, and temples that inspire books, films, and modern culture to this day. But ...
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Wind Farm Construction In England Has Turned Up Ancient Ruins Including A Roman Villa And A Neolithic Burial Mound

During surveys ahead of the construction of a wind farm, archaeologists in Norfolk found the remains of a 2,000-year-old ...
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Archaeologists Unearthed A 2,500-Year-Old Mass Grave Filled With As Many As 89 Infants And Children Near Jerusalem

During excavations of an ancient cistern in Azekah, archaeologists came across a 2,500-year-old mass grave for dozens of ...
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New Analysis Just Determined That A Pendant Found In England In 1867 Was Made From A 15,000-Year-Old Seal Tooth

Analysis shows that a Paleolithic pendant made with a seal's tooth, unearthed in Kents Cavern in 1867, was made 15,000 years ...
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How Black Tuesday Ushered In The Most Devastating Economic Depression In American History

Black Tuesday brought an abrupt end to the Roaring Twenties and ushered in the Great Depression, impacting the lives of ...
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Mount Everest Hikers Exploited In $20 Million Insurance Scam Involving Dozens Of Conspirators

Dozens of trekking guides, helicopter operators, and hospital officials were charged with fabricating hiker emergencies to ...
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A Metal Detectorist In England Has Uncovered A ‘Bizarre’ 1,100-Year-Old Coin Depicting John The Baptist

According to the BBC, the coin pendant was found by a metal detectorist in Dunton, a small village in Norfolk. It is a gold ...
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A Rare Roman Phallus That May Have Been Used To Ward Off Evil Spirits Was Just Found In A Dutch Museum

This eight-inch Roman phallus carved from bone was found among relics being cataloged by the Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen, ...
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Dave Toschi, The San Francisco Detective Who Hunted The Zodiac Killer

In the 2007 film Zodiac, directed by David Fincher, actor Mark Ruffalo plays Toschi, capturing the detective’s determination ...
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The Remains Of A Danish Warship Were Just Found In Copenhagen Harbor 225 Years After It Was Sunk By The British

The wreck of the Danish flagship Dannebroge, which was sunk by the British during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, has been ...
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‘It Was Just Bones All Over The Floor’: Dozens Of Ice Age Fossils Found Inside A Cave In Texas

A paleontologist snorkeling in a subterranean stream in Bender's Cave found the remains of a giant tortoise and a massive ...
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Meet Giulia Tofana, The 17th-Century Professional Poisoner Said To Have Killed 600 Men

If Giulia Tofana's confessions are to be believed, then the lethal potion maker is among the most prolific serial killers in history. Giulia Tofana was a 17th-century professional poisoner who sold ...