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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

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6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

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Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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Werner Arber

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American biochemist