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

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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.

Ancient Egyptian gods may be the real inspiration behind the Oscar statuette and its name, says theory
Cover image source: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Oscar statuettes are seen backstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
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Ancient Egyptian gods may be the real inspiration behind the Oscar statuette and its name, says theory

3 objects found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza keep mysteriously disappearing
Cover Image Source: General view at sunset at Giza Pyramids on December 02, 2022 in Giza, Egypt. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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3 objects found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza keep mysteriously disappearing

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2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli
Underwater ruins of ancient temple building. (Representative cover image: Getty Images
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2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli

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.

He left for a space mission. When he returned, his whole country was gone.
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He left for a space mission. When he returned, his whole country was gone.

Russian astronaut Sergei Krikalev had to spend 312 days extra in space. What he saw after returning to Earth left him stunned.

Archaeologists discover stunning find hidden below Nile waters
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Archaeologists discover stunning find hidden below Nile waters

The artifacts uncovered belong to a time when the Aswan city was destroyed by an enormous flood.

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