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A Sprawling Maya City Has Been Discovered In A Remote Jungle
An entire Maya city full of pyramids and palatial complexes has been discovered in a remote jungle in southeastern Mexico, archaeologists report.Covered in thick vegetation, the ruins were found in...
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America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has just released its 2013 list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.The sites on the list range from Houston's Astrodome to a New England...
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Ancient Roman Road Discovered In Jerusalem
The worn-down flat stones of an ancient Roman road have been unearthed in Jerusalem, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.About 1,800 years ago, the road was one of two imperial arteries...
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10 Crazy Facts From Internet History
When you think of the "World Wide Web," you likely imagine a sprawling network of computers circling the globe, blasting information to each other 24 hours a day.And you'd be right, though this wasn't...
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The Guy Who Invented The Computer Mouse Died Yesterday
Doug Engelbart, a key figure in computing history probably most remembered for inventing the computer mouse, died of kidney failure yesterday, reports Tech Crunch.He was 88 years old.Wired conducted an...
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10 People In The Internet Hall Of Fame That You've Probably Never Heard Of
As of 2012, there's such a thing as an Internet Hall of Fame.It functions just as you'd expect, honoring people through history up to the present who've made significant contributions furthering the...
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HAPPY NATIONAL BIKINI DAY: 67 Years In The Life Of The Two-Piece
The bikini has come a long way over the past 67 years.On this date in 1946, French fashion designer Louis Réard hired a nude dancer to sport his two-piece creation after the runway models he approached...
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The porcelain goddess, the loo, the crapper, the throne, or the john.We all use the toilet.In fact, the average person will end up spending 3 years of their life in the restroom.But the privy we know...
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France Used To Torture And Execute Its Finance Ministers For Policies Gone Bad
We recently told you the story of why the world's first modern central banker was sentenced to death.As it turns out, executing chief finance ministers appears to have been a relatively common...
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Marine Recon Only Exists Because Of The Atomic Bomb
While Marine Recon got its start in World War II, with the Raiders and the 1st Marine Division’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Company, much of what Recon is today is thanks to Marine Test Unit 1.After the...
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'Vampire' Grave Found In Poland
Archaeologists in Poland believe they've made a startling discovery: a group of vampire graves.The graves were discovered during the construction of a roadway near the Polish town of Gliwice, where...
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The Weird Story Of How The Tom Collins Cocktail Got Its Name
Most people know that a Tom Collins is a type of gin cocktail made with lemon juice, soda water, and sugar.But you probably never knew that it's named after a really lame joke from 1874.Here's how it...
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An Original Copy Of The Real-Life Schindler's List Is On EBay For $3 Million
Right now, you can buy any old copy of Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" for as low as $0.99.However, if you want a real piece of history, the actual list of names Oskar Schindler assembled in 1945...
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King David-Era Palace Found in Israel
Archaeologists say they've uncovered two royal buildings from Israel's biblical past, including a palace suspected to have belonged to King David.The findings at Khirbet Qeiyafa — a fortified hilltop...
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This Is Why It's Called A Dongle
Want to connect your laptop computer to a television? You'll need a dongle. Want to track your fitness habits -- or your dog's? Buy a dongle. Trying Chromecast? You'll also be dongling. Or Sky's Now...
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All The Times The World Didn't End [INFOGRAPHIC]
Hello! If you're reading this, and you are not an alien race that has extinguished humanity, then the apocalypse hasn't happened yet. In which case, everyone in the infographic you see here was...
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Incan Child Sacrifices Were Fed Drugs And Alcohol In Their Final Months
Three Incan children who were sacrificed 500 years ago were regularly given drugs and alcohol in their final months to make them more compliant in the ritual that ultimately killed them, new research...
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Amazing Vintage Photos From The Glory Days Of Ford
When Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 — 150 years ago today — travel was largely confined to trains and horses.Ford revolutionized the auto industry in 1913, when he opened the first moving...
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Ancient 'Hall Of The Dead' Unearthed In England
Archaeologists have unearthed two nearly 6,000-year-old burial mounds and the remains of two massive buildings in England.The two wooden long-buildings, or halls, were burnt to the ground; the ashes...
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Here's The Document That Created NASA
This document is the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which created NASA. It was signed into law by President Eisenhower 55 years ago Monday, July 29. The document outlines NASA's policies,...
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