This Native American dance started a movement

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This Native American dance started a movement
This Native American dance started a movement

The butter-soaked holiday that says goodbye to winter

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The butter-soaked holiday that says goodbye to winter
The butter-soaked holiday that says goodbye to winter

Our family business was solving the mysteries of the Maya

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Our family business was solving the mysteries of the Maya
Our family business was solving the mysteries of the Maya

The meaning of the cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday

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The meaning of the cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday
The meaning of the cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday

The Year of the Fire Horse is back—for the first time in 60 years

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The Year of the Fire Horse is back—for the first time in 60 years
The Year of the Fire Horse is back—for the first time in 60 years

London’s most notorious thief was also a hero of the people

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London’s most notorious thief was also a hero of the people
London’s most notorious thief was also a hero of the people

Why Ramadan is the most sacred month in Islamic culture

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Why Ramadan is the most sacred month in Islamic culture
Why Ramadan is the most sacred month in Islamic culture

Why Lunar New Year prompts the world’s largest annual migration

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Why Lunar New Year prompts the world’s largest annual migration
Why Lunar New Year prompts the world’s largest annual migration

Inside the world's largest flower market

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Inside the world's largest flower market
Inside the world's largest flower market

Can TikTok resurrect Scots?

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Can TikTok resurrect Scots?
Can TikTok resurrect Scots?

The female songwriter who saved Stevie Wonder's career

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The female songwriter who saved Stevie Wonder's career
The female songwriter who saved Stevie Wonder's career

Why Maha Shivaratri is one of Hinduism’s holiest nights

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Why Maha Shivaratri is one of Hinduism’s holiest nights
Why Maha Shivaratri is one of Hinduism’s holiest nights

A rare glimpse of rural Japan more than 100 years ago

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A rare glimpse of rural Japan more than 100 years ago
A rare glimpse of rural Japan more than 100 years ago

How France invented the restaurant

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How France invented the restaurant
How France invented the restaurant

Why did this Greek canal take 2,500 years to build?

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Why did this Greek canal take 2,500 years to build?
Why did this Greek canal take 2,500 years to build?

Top 10 things to know about Mardi Gras

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Top 10 things to know about Mardi Gras
Top 10 things to know about Mardi Gras

The journey of gemstones

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The journey of gemstones
The journey of gemstones

Mastering the art of deep listening in Japan

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Mastering the art of deep listening in Japan
Mastering the art of deep listening in Japan

The discovery of DNA started with this overlooked scientist

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The discovery of DNA started with this overlooked scientist
The discovery of DNA started with this overlooked scientist

Traveling the Blues Highway—‘the root of all American music’

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Traveling the Blues Highway—‘the root of all American music’
Traveling the Blues Highway—‘the root of all American music’

The Vikings who vanished

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The Vikings who vanished
The Vikings who vanished

How Candlemas became the Christian feast of light and renewal

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How Candlemas became the Christian feast of light and renewal
How Candlemas became the Christian feast of light and renewal

How hieroglyphs became the sacred script of the ancient Egyptians

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How hieroglyphs became the sacred script of the ancient Egyptians
How hieroglyphs became the sacred script of the ancient Egyptians

Riffing with Mulatu Astatke, the king of Swinging Addis

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Riffing with Mulatu Astatke, the king of Swinging Addis
Riffing with Mulatu Astatke, the king of Swinging Addis

The teen who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus

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The teen who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus
The teen who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus

Who really invented television?

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Who really invented television?
Who really invented television?

What the archaeologists of the future will discover about us

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What the archaeologists of the future will discover about us
What the archaeologists of the future will discover about us

What is Imbolc? This Celtic festival welcomes spring—in February

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What is Imbolc? This Celtic festival welcomes spring—in February
What is Imbolc? This Celtic festival welcomes spring—in February

A dino debate goes extinct

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A dino debate goes extinct
A dino debate goes extinct

Is this the world's oldest alphabet?

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Is this the world's oldest alphabet?
Is this the world's oldest alphabet?

The ancient origins of the Chinese zodiac

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The ancient origins of the Chinese zodiac
The ancient origins of the Chinese zodiac

The world’s oldest rock art discovered in Indonesia

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The world’s oldest rock art discovered in Indonesia
The world’s oldest rock art discovered in Indonesia

The greatest library in the world was built by this ruthless king

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The greatest library in the world was built by this ruthless king
The greatest library in the world was built by this ruthless king

Why is country music booming in Brazil?

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Why is country music booming in Brazil?
Why is country music booming in Brazil?

Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?

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Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?
Can the basilica that inspired Notre Dame return to glory?

This Swiss region honors its heritage with a witch's ski race

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This Swiss region honors its heritage with a witch's ski race
This Swiss region honors its heritage with a witch's ski race

5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling

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5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling
5,000-year-old harpoons are the oldest direct evidence of whaling

How the ancient Romans became the world's greatest builders

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How the ancient Romans became the world's greatest builders
How the ancient Romans became the world's greatest builders

Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history

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Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history
Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history

When was Pompeii really destroyed? Experts can’t seem to agree.

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When was Pompeii really destroyed? Experts can’t seem to agree.
When was Pompeii really destroyed? Experts can’t seem to agree.

These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology

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These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology
These sunken ceramics ushered in a new era for archaeology

The mystery man who claimed to be Marie-Antoinette’s son

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The mystery man who claimed to be Marie-Antoinette’s son
The mystery man who claimed to be Marie-Antoinette’s son

These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible

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These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible
These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible

How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration

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How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration
How this 100-year-old sun compass unlocked polar exploration

In Ireland, women celebrate their own 'Christmas' in January

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In Ireland, women celebrate their own 'Christmas' in January
In Ireland, women celebrate their own 'Christmas' in January

'Java Man' returned to Indonesia

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'Java Man' returned to Indonesia
'Java Man' returned to Indonesia

Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?

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Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?
Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?

Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii

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Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii
Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii

From ‘Watchers’ to baby cherubs: A brief history of angel myths

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From ‘Watchers’ to baby cherubs: A brief history of angel myths
From ‘Watchers’ to baby cherubs: A brief history of angel myths

The radical wartime diet that saved Britain in World War II

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The radical wartime diet that saved Britain in World War II
The radical wartime diet that saved Britain in World War II
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