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Mass Shootings Have Long HistoryKilling or trying to kill a mass of people is neither a modern nor a uniquely American phenomenon.
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Easter Island Statues May Have 'Walked'The massive statues can be moved side to side like refrigerators by a small number of people, researchers found.
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Ancient Fortress Found in SpainThe 4,200-year-old fort consisted of 10-foot-thick walls that were once 22 feet high and was unusually advanced for its time.
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Younger, Happier Mona Lisa: Is It A Da Vinci?arts-entertainment -
Search for Mysterious Lost Da Vinci AbortedThe fate of a lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, known as the Battle of Anghiari, will remain unsolved.
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First Ever Etruscan Pyramids Found in ItalyThe pyramids were spotted by a series of ancient stairs that had been carved into the wall of what is now a wine cellar.
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Medieval Shipwreck Discovered in Danube RiverPartially buried in mud and gravel near the riverbank some 18 miles north of Budapest, the flat bottomed wreck is about 40 feet long.
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Ancient Mayan Theater Used for Political RalliesA unique theater, used by the Mayan elite to control others, was found in Mexico.
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Ancient Roman Tablet Holds 'Black Magic' CursesAn ancient Roman lead scroll unearthed in England three years ago has turned out to be a curse intended to cause misfortune to more than a dozen people, according to new research.
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2,000-Year-Old Roman Ship Is Nearly IntactAn almost intact Roman ship has been found in the sea off the town on Varazze, some 18 miles from Genova, Italy.
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Hopes of Finding Earhart's Plane FadeAs the expedition to Nikumaroro nears an end, hopes to identify pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane are waning.
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Ancient Hellenistic Harbor Found in IsraelDating back to the Hellenistic period (third-second centuries BC), the port was Israel's largest and most important at the time.
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Has Amelia Earhart's Beauty Case Been Found?Analysis of fractured objects on a Pacific island suggest they may have held 1930s-era American beauty products.
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Search for Amelia Earhart's Plane Begins
A grainy photo from 1937 appears to show something on the reef off of Nikumaroro.
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Mysterious Structures Found in Syrian DesertStrange rock arrangements found in the war-torn region are clearly deliberately aligned -- but why?
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Roman Icon Actually Younger Than the CityThe finding quashes the belief that the sculpture was adopted by the earliest Romans.
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Oldest Natural Pearl Found in ArabiaUntil now, experts believed the oldest natural pearl came from a prehistoric Japanese site.
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Great Wall of China Twice As Long As ThoughtThe Great Wall of China, the world's largest man-made structure, is much longer than anyone previously thought.
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Amelia Earhart Distress Call Details EmergeDozens of radio signals heard after her plane crashed add to evidence that the legendary aviator didn't just vanish.
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Hitler Used Cocaine and Had Fart Problem, Medical Records Show... and had semen injections to boost libido.
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Columbus May Not Have Been First to AmericaA winding investigation yields surprising clues about who may have discovered the New World, and when ...
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Smuggled Cargo Found on Ancient Roman ShipInvestigation of a recently excavated Roman shipwreck reveals ancient sailors smuggled on the side.
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Faces of Cleopatra and Antony's Twin Babies RevealedThe 33-foot statue shows a naked boy and girl of identical size with coiled snakes.
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Women and Children First? Not Since the TitanicThe idea that women and children should be helped off a sinking ship first died with the Titanic.
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