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Final chilling words of Challenger's crew before their space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight
Cover Image Source: The crew of the disastrous STS 51-L mission: Ellison S Onizuka, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Gregory B Jarvis, Judith A Resnik, Michael J Smith, Francis R Scobee and Ronald E McNair. (Photo by NASA/Space Frontiers/Getty Images)

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

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.

Brilliant infographic shows how many people have ever lived and it highlights how many generations have passed
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Brilliant infographic shows how many people have ever lived and it highlights how many generations have passed

How many people have ever lived (and died)? According to this awesome infographic by I Love Charts (after the jump, bigger version here), there...