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Humanity’s earliest recorded kiss adds new twist to the history of locking lips
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating...
What was the longest-lasting civilization?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn ancient Egyptian painted relief depicting Pharaoh Ramesses III with Isis. Ancient Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are all frequently cited as...
10 Oldest Countries in the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMesopotamia is known as the "cradle of civilization," but it's still not the oldest on this list. Dorling Kindersley / Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley...
2,800-year-old serpent artifact is a ‘missing link’ to Hercules mythology, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the highlands of northern Israel, archaeologists uncovered a small stone artifact of colossal...
Who Decided January 1st Is the New Year?
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMany celebrate the new year around February—and the earliest known festivities took place around March. Here’s a brief history of the modern calendar.
Some excellent discoveries at breweries up north
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe picture on the book cover had a balloon wine glass of red next to a bottle of Coca Cola. That stopped me in my tracks. What in the world? World,...
A history of weddings: How modern traditions developed | Heckman
Pocono Record via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThere is no country, culture, religion or tradition that does not celebrate marriage. As I recount here a brief history of weddings I’ll confine it to our roots in Western civilization — I couldn ...
‘Oracle of the dead’ cave was used for rituals in Israel — likely by witches, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn the hills outside Jerusalem, a network of caves provides a window into the past. Among them is...
A New Age of Water is Dawning
Time· 10 months agoA dry cracked lake bed in drought-stricken Lake Mead on September 15, 2022 in Boulder City, Nevada. - Located outside of Las Vegas near the...
Israel and the Puritans: A dangerous historical romance
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe first landing of the Pilgrims, 1620. Getty Images/Bettmann "Humankind cannot bear very much...
