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An ancient city has now been revealed to the public.

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Archeologists dig up a 3,500-year-old lost ancient city in Peru

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A former nightclub could be Pittsburgh’s first LGBTQ landmark, but faces challenges from local developers.
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A former nightclub could be Pittsburgh’s first LGBTQ landmark, but faces challenges from local developers.

Stunning discovery of 9000-year-old rock art shows humans may have interacted with dinosaur footprints
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Stunning discovery of 9000-year-old rock art shows humans may have interacted with dinosaur footprints

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1879 photo of Pretty Nose infused with color and then animated with AI.

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Artist transforms 200-year-old images of Native Americans into incredibly lifelike videos

After 170 years, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words to his daughter ring truer than ever
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After 170 years, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words to his daughter ring truer than ever

“Finish every day and be done with it.”

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'Rosie the Riveters' workers honored for long-forgotten service in incredible ceremony

The women who kept America fighting in World War II are getting their due.

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The 5 god-tier April Fools pranks that people can’t believe actually happened

These elaborate pranks will never be topped.

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In the 1930s, a horseback women’s brigade brought books to rural Kentucky

Spreading literacy one hoofbeat at a time.

The myth of Lydia Taft, said to be America's first woman voter, and what it means now
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The myth of Lydia Taft, said to be America's first woman voter, and what it means now

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

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How International Women’s Day reforms history, with roots from one Jewish immigrant

“She did not want to wait for social justice.”

​Jacqueline Kennedy stands at a 1962 State Dinner at the White House
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Once an 'unwilling housewife,' Jackie Kennedy launched her own career long before the White House

“Which picture here do you like best and why?”

Archaeologists discover lost cities that mysteriously 'disappeared.' It changes the history of civilization
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Archaeologists discover lost cities that mysteriously 'disappeared.' It changes the history of civilization

The evidence found in this Ukrainian city challenges the long-held assumption that the world's oldest civilization was in Mesopotamia.

2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli
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2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli

The region is known for the remains of ancient structures such as Roman baths.

Engraving by Hendrik Hondius portraying three people affected by the plague. Work based on original drawing by Pieter Brueghel.
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A plague that made people dance for 3 months straight remains a scientific mystery 500 years later

It started with one woman who danced alone for an entire week.

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Archaeologists find a cache of 1,000-year-old coins at the site of a future power plant

Andrew Pegg said he was physically "shaking" upon discovering the currency, which offers a unique look at Suffolk history

Final chilling words of Challenger's crew before their space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight
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Final chilling words of Challenger's crew before their space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight

Among the seven crew members who lost their lives to the disastrous explosion was a schoolteacher who was traveling to space for the first time.

Professor translates 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, is astounded by the discovery
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Professor translates 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, is astounded by the discovery

'It is a fascinating mathematical work that demonstrates undoubted genius.'

After his old master wanted him back, the freed slave’s response is a literary masterpiece
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After his old master wanted him back, the freed slave’s response is a literary masterpiece

Anderson’s letter showed compassion, defiance and dignity.

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