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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...
From the Sphinx to the Terracotta Army, photos show 10 historical sites when they were discovered...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOne of the heads of the Pharaoh RAMSES II being carried by cranes to the temple's new...
Mysterious Easter Island tablet reveals unique language — that uses ‘heavenly bodies’
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThroughout all of human history, written language has only been independently invented a handful of...
Why Patagonia — yes, that Patagonia — is rebooting a forgotten climate history classic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBeginning 385 million years ago, trees made the proliferation of life on Earth possible. With the...
‘Liberty’s Grid’ Review: An American Landscape
The Wall Street Journal· 1 week agoBOOKSHELF The Romans constructed rigidly rectilinear army camps and arrow-straight roads that unfolded mile after arrogant mile in haughty disdain for...
Love It or Hate It—This Polarizing Herb Is America’s Top Pick, According to a New Survey
allrecipes via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAnd the other top 10 contenders might surprise you. Getty Images/Allrecipes We rely on herbs and...
The World's First-Ever Beer Recipe Has Been Around Since Ancient Times
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 3 months agoModern humans aren't the only ones who enjoy a glass of beer. In fact, a recipe for the fermented...
Ancient mystery code was probably Sargon II's name
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoLate 19th century drawing of an Assyrian lion symbol published by French excavator Victor Place. King Sargon II was a big fan of seeing his name around...
Mike Johnson's Satanic panic: How evangelical delusions trained Republicans to love Trump's lies
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDonald Trump; Mike Johnson Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Ours is an age where once-hoary...
Ancient Iraqis may have worshipped Alexander the Great, says British Museum
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBritish Museum experts could have solved an archaeological mystery after discovering a temple where...