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Early photographers used pencils to touch up photographic plates — and the results look pretty freaky
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New research shows that during mass burials, bodies were given more respect than previously thought
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Polish culture minister is “99 percent sure” the train has been found
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Mount McKinley was recently renamed Denali, but it's not the only one with a Native American name
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It may be the oldest artificial pigment
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"Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point."
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Viking piracy laid the groundwork for the Danish monarchy
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Watch all 2,153 nuclear detonations since 1945 in this bleak visualization
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Is the tomb's picnic table-like appearance to blame?
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Dissolve, ferment, enjoy
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A German tourist spotted the bottle, which had been intended to measure deep ocean currents
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The grisly tunes deliberately pull on emotions to discourage crime
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The temple of Baalshamin was over 2,000 years old
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Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place
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The picture shows a collection of figures, none of which have wings
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Should a composer who abandoned his home forever be returned there 72 years after his death?
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Roadside construction reveals mass gravesite
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People probably chuckled just as much then about the idea as they do today
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A food historian points out some forgotten favorites
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