Category: Ancient
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Phoenician DNA reveals the true fate of the Biblical Canaanites

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Andrew Jackson’s real legacy is a giant block of cheese

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The insanely ancient history of Checkers

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Shining a light on the Dark Ages of medieval Europe

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This lost city was the Vegas of Ancient Rome

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When Bjorn Ironside accidentally invaded the wrong city

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Found brooch tells a story of Nazi hatred, ancient history and the viking influence on the world

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The world’s oldest use of the word ‘Jerusalem’ now on display

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Amazingly accurate pregnancy test told ancient Egyptians they were a new mummy

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That time a horse was made Senator of the Roman Empire

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How Indonesian women discovered Madagascar

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That one time Nero tried killing his mom with a ship

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The greatest find of the 21st century solves 3,000-year-old mystery of the Trojan War

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Kesh: Ireland’s legendary caves of wonder and beauty continue to enchant and mystify

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The Tomb of Kaires, the ‘Keeper of the Secret’ and the Pharoah’s ‘Sole Friend’, found in Egypt

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The Aztecs were obsessed with human sacrifice— here’s why

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Man discovers invaluable hidden treasure while fixing his toilet

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This perfectly-preserved shrine in Pompeii takes you back in time

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Scientists discover new, horrible ways people died by Mount Vesuvius

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1,700-year-old sock sheds light on walking like an ancient Egyptian

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Farmer finds 3,400-year-old secret hidden among his olive trees in a hole

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3,500-year-old metal hand unearthed in Switzerland

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This elite unit of the Spartan army was made up of 150 pairs of homosexual lovers

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Our oldest animal ancestor looks like a pancake, and it’s 558 million years old

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Historians say ‘10,000 BC’ is the most historically inaccurate movie ever

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