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The International Olympic Committee values sportsmanship above all else
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The merchant sloop <i>Washington</i> went down in a storm in 1803 on Lake Ontario
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Soon, saying that Nazi death camps were Polish could earn you three years in prison
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It’s one way to deal with leftover infrastructure
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He rocked surprisingly complex fashion for the Copper Age
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Explorers believe the Nazis stashed an armored train full of gold and weapons in tunnels in Poland's Owl Mountains
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New research shows that the ancient structure was also taken down in a hurry
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A federal board has officially changed South Dakota's Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak
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The remains uncovered at an altar to Zeus on Mount Lykaion may confirm legends about human sacrifice at the shrine
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A stroke of luck on the beach
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During the National Anthem, Americans are asked to put their right hands over their hearts. But why?
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Traces of blood on the prehistoric tools, suggest our ancestors had a much more varied diet than once thought
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A small gold bead shows that Copper Age people in the Balkans were processing gold 6,500 years ago
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A lackluster track record and controversial comments led to a shift
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A seemingly simple bag is at the center of multiple lawsuits
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Irom Chanu Sharmila resisted a draconian law with her own body
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While the role is ceremonial, abdication could mean a political battle
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Excavations at Xunantunich have uncovered the remains of a body and hieroglyphics that tell the story of the snake-head dynasty
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After 300 years, Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare home to dozens of newspapers and thousands of reporters, becomes a tourist stop
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Winnie and his friends are clean, fluffy and filled with stories
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