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Ward off bad luck with a discounted tattoo or piercing this Friday the 13th
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFriday the 13th is synonymous with bad luck and misfortune. The origin of Friday the 13th...
Ancient Israeli burial pit reveals remnants of opium — the oldest evidence of drug use
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoExcavations at an ancient burial pit in Israel discovered the world’s earliest evidence of drug use,...
How did Fridays and number 13 become the power couple of doom?
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt’s a day associated with misfortune, superstition and a movie franchise featuring a serial killer...
The British Museum — which has been accused of stealing artifacts from other countries — said it...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTripAdvisor The British Museum said Wednesday it fired a staff member who stole gold and jewelry...
Faith: Why do we give gifts at Christmas time? A history lesson
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOne baby’s birth slammed us from BC to AD started wars and skirmishes sired scholars and skeptics...
Egypt unveils 3,200-year-old sarcophagus of "royal secretary"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEgypt unveiled Monday a sarcophagus of a senior royal official from over 3,200-years ago at the...
12 lost cities around the world that have been rediscovered
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLost cities Radchuk O. S./Shutterstock Founded, flourished and eventually forgotten – this has been...
Learn the history of 10 symbols of Easter
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEaster, the single-most important day in the Christian faith, is rich with symbolism. Embraced for centuries, the symbols also include adaptations of...
Cupids, Hearts, Roses, and Chocolates: The Fascinating History Behind Iconic Valentine's Day Symbols
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile it’s easy to write off February 14 as a so-called “Hallmark holiday” and roll your eyes at the...
Drunk astronomers, monsters and red underwear: New book explores the myth and folklore of eclipses
CNN via AOL· 6 months agoAn ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to...