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South Australia’s Ancient Warratyi

by | Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |

A brief call of nature recently led an Aboriginal man to discover a site preserving some of the...

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An Infant King Turns 700

by | Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |

Today, November 15, is the 700th anniversary of the birth of King John I of France in 1316. Never...

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Monster Monday: the Blobfish

by | Monday, November 14, 2016 |

When asked which creature is the floppiest, ugliest, and “blobbiest glob” in the animal kingdom,...

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Highway Travel-by-Number

by | Friday, November 11, 2016 |

Ninety years ago today, on Nov. 11, 1926, the government of the United States did motorists across...

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