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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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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

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Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

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Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.

(Bed) Rocks and (Flint) Stones