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In 1177 BCE, Civilizations Fell Apart In A Mysterious Simultaneous CollapseIllustration of a relief from the mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu showing the Battle of the Delta between Egypt and the Sea Peoples.

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Did An Unsung Hero Complete The First Atlantic To Pacific Circling Of The Globe?An illustration of The death of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 on a beach in Mactan Island (now part of Cebu, Philippines)

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Scientists Resurrect 145-Year-Old Shipwreck Seeds. Now, They Want To Make Whiskeyseeds from a shipwreck in beakers with a clear fluid being held up by a gloved hand
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