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Did you know: Louis XI enjoyed an abominable orchestra of squealing pigs, The Piganino

Guess it's still art, right?

Howling the Horror of Loss: Keening & death lament of the Irish

Keening is a form of death wailing usually expressed by women which is found in many indigenous cultures globally

Does this major archaeological find mean Fairies should be taken seriously?

Some of the artifacts, scientists said, are one-of-a-kind objects that hint at the “fairy world” of ancient Chinese religion and thought

Soldiers of Bronze: The Greek Hoplite, the Phalanx & the battle that defined them

A quick guide

Child Pirate of the Caribbean: John King was just 11 when he joined infamous pirate crew (video)

Bonetta captain Abijah Savage, said John even threatened to kill himself or hurt his mother if he was denied the chance to join this band of pirates

Ancient fossils in the “Cradle of Humankind” are more than 1 million years older than previously thought

The fossils' updated age makes them several hundred thousand years older than the human ancestor "Lucy"

The Mowing Devil: England’s First Crop Circle (photos)

An overnight Mystery

Arrichion of Phigalia won the Olympics when he was already dead

In ancient Greece the trio of wrestling, boxing & pankration were together known as the barea athla meaning the “heavy events”

Emperor Zeno was accidentally buried alive and his wife refused to save him

She had her own funny interpretation of "'till death do us part"...

What was the first battle recorded in history?

The battle was between Egyptian of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states

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