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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

79 years after a brutal battle to oust the Japanese, a remote piece of US territory is the center of attention again (map)

In May 1943, US soldiers launched a brutal fight to retake the islands of Attu and Kiska from the Japanese

Did Megalithic sites in Turkey & Peru share the same architects? (video)

With Göbekli Tepe we have a unique & remarkably ancient complex that shakes the foundations of science & history awakening an interest in our human origins

Elon Musk’s “Constantinople” tweet causes strong reaction by Turkish users

The richest man in the world posted a photo of a Byzantine soldier with the word 'Constantinople'

Ancient DNA solves mystery over origin of medieval Black Death

"Our finding puts centuries-old debates to rest"

The US Army only ever fired one nuclear artillery shell & this is what it looked like (video)

During the May 25, 1953, test, the cannon fired a nuclear shell that unleashed a 15-kiloton blast

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