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Some Pre-Roman Humans Were Buried With Dogs, Horses, and Other Animals
Some people from an ancient settlement in what is now northern Italy were buried alongside animals and animal parts from species such as dogs, horses,…
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A New Study Reveals a Remarkable Degree of Social Mobility Under the Tang Dynasty in Medieval China
When examining social mobility in modern developed nations, academics usually use data from the General Social Survey (in the US) or the World Economic Forum.…
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The Brutal Role of William Hale in the Osage Murders
William King Hale arrived in what is now Osage County, Oklahoma, about 1902, impoverished and forced to live in a tent. By the 1920s, he…
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Excavation of Pre-Hispanic, Pre-Volcanic Tombs in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico discovered 12 unique cone-shaped, or conical tombs while excavating a high-altitude town from the Early and Middle Preclassic eras (2500-400 BC). They…
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Cherokee Leader Try to Prevent the Trail of Tears
John Ross, the Cherokee nation’s longest-serving leader, spent much of his life battling against his people’s forced relocation from their homelands. Tragically, he did so…
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The English Strategy to Colonize Russia
The English ambassadors John Merrick and William Russell arrived in the Russian northwestern port city of Archangel in 1613. The initial goal of their quest…
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Ned Kelly: The Australian Outlaw Who Wore Armor in His Last Shootout With Cops
Edward “Ned” Kelly became a well-known Australian bushranger, criminal, gang president, and condemned cop killer. In his final encounter with the authorities, he wore a…
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Napoleon and Joséphine’s Troubled Story of Love
The love connection between Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais has been lauded as a love romance for the ages, yet it was…
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Ancient Roman Dick Pic Reveals 1,700-Year-Old Grudge Carved Into Stone
An irritated Roman soldier whipped out his carving knife and fashioned an antique dick image around 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have unearthed the odd traces…
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Reconstruction
Reorganization (1865-1877), the turbulent period after the Civil War, was an attempt to reunite the southern states from unification and to reunite 4 million newly-released…
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