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Graffiti Of Scorpions And Bagels Discovered At Site Of Jesus’s Last SupperThe Cenacle, Mount Zion

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In 1792, France Made A New Calender Based On Science and Secularism – And Nobody Liked ItBlack and White etching: During the French Revolution, a prisoner sits in the middle of a crowded prison room as a woman nearby pleads with an official. Aquatint and etching by A. Riffaut after Ch. Muller.

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In 1792, France Made A New Calender Based On Science and Secularism – And Nobody Liked ItBlack and White etching: During the French Revolution, a prisoner sits in the middle of a crowded prison room as a woman nearby pleads with an official. Aquatint and etching by A. Riffaut after Ch. Muller.
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Our Ancestors Knew To Wear Sunscreen – It May Be How They Survivedochre handprints on a cave wall

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46 BCE: Julius Caesar's "Year Of Confusion" Was 80 Days Longer Than NormalA statue of Julius Caesar, ancient Roman emperor, against a blue sky background.

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Unknown Tribe Of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers In Texas Made Music Using Human BonesBone instruments (human or animal) like these Aztec ones in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico, were not uncommon in pre-Hispanic Mexican cultures.

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Operation Sundial: The Terrifying 10-Gigaton Nuclear Weapon That (Thankfully) Never WasA photo showing a line of nuclear warheads attached to missiles. They are the pointed red tips on five weapons that have the radiation symbol just under them. The image shows the tops of these missiles lined up against a metal stand that has circular gaps in it which are letting in light.

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Operation Sundial: The Terrifying 10-Gigaton Nuclear Weapon That (Thankfully) Never WasA photo showing a line of nuclear warheads attached to missiles. They are the pointed red tips on five weapons that have the radiation symbol just under them. The image shows the tops of these missiles lined up against a metal stand that has circular gaps in it which are letting in light.
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The Legendary Antikythera Mechanism May Have Been A Piece Of JunkAntikythera Mechanism

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How Did Cavemen Shave Their Beards, Anyway?model of a stereotypical caveman wearing animal furs standing at a bathroom sink in the mirror, looking at a safety razor

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First Intersex Southern Right Whale Found In Crossbow Skin Sample, Dire Wolf "De-Extinction" Facilitates Non-Invasive Cloning Of Endangered Wolf, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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Rare Stories About Merlin And King Arthur Digitally Reconstructed From Circa 13th Century TextThe photo shows two researchers, a woman wearing a red sweater with the sleeves rolled up, and a man wearing a black sweater and glasses, examining a manuscript laid out on a cushion support. The woman is holding a page of the manuscript while a camera with a long lens photographs it. Next to the manuscript is a colour chart resting on the table.

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Rare Stories About Merlin And King Arthur Digitally Reconstructed From Circa 13th Century TextThe photo shows two researchers, a woman wearing a red sweater with the sleeves rolled up, and a man wearing a black sweater and glasses, examining a manuscript laid out on a cushion support. The woman is holding a page of the manuscript while a camera with a long lens photographs it. Next to the manuscript is a colour chart resting on the table.
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We’ve Found Another Denisovan Fossil – At The Bottom Of The Sea!Denisovan mandible and teeth

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Tourists Sent To Jail After Straying Off-Path At Yellowstone National ParkPhotograph of Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone National Park; a thick plume of steam is rising above the ground

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3-Year-Old Finds 3,800-Year-Old Canaanite Scarab Amulet During Family Trip In IsraelA close up photo of the reverse of the scarab seal showing its flatter side with a seal carved into it. There are two scarab shapes carved into it, along with some other impressions as decorations. It is possible to see the curved shape of the seal's reverse that is away from the camera.

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3-Year-Old Finds 3,800-Year-Old Canaanite Scarab Amulet During Family Trip In IsraelA close up photo of the reverse of the scarab seal showing its flatter side with a seal carved into it. There are two scarab shapes carved into it, along with some other impressions as decorations. It is possible to see the curved shape of the seal's reverse that is away from the camera.
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