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Two dodecahedra and an icosahedron on display in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, Germany.

Historical News

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a giraffe standing under a tree in a field

Animal & Wildlife News

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Catastrophic Eruption of Volcano in Pompeii

Historical News

Archaeologists discover records of Pompeii’s survivors, proving famous eruption didn’t kill everyoneJune 7, 2024

Normandy beaches on D-Day

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Human evolution, natural selection, from monkeys to modern humans, spaceman.

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