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They mummified a human with ancient tools. It got messy.

History & Culture

They mummified a human with ancient tools. It got messy.

They mummified a human with ancient tools. It got messy.

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

Inside the wild (and painful) world of ancient Roman grooming

History & Culture

Inside the wild (and painful) world of ancient Roman grooming

Inside the wild (and painful) world of ancient Roman grooming

Why this Bronze Age village became known as ‘Britain’s Pompeii’

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Why this Bronze Age village became known as ‘Britain’s Pompeii’

Why this Bronze Age village became known as ‘Britain’s Pompeii’

What to pack for an overnight trip

What to pack for an overnight trip

What to pack for an overnight trip

Why this once isolated tribe took up cell phones and social media

History & Culture

Why this once isolated tribe took up cell phones and social media

Why this once isolated tribe took up cell phones and social media

3-million-year-old stone tools found—but who made them?

3-million-year-old stone tools found—but who made them?

3-million-year-old stone tools found—but who made them?

See the innovations origami inspired in the world around us

See the innovations origami inspired in the world around us

See the innovations origami inspired in the world around us

How Madame Tussauds keeps its wax figures looking so good

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How Madame Tussauds keeps its wax figures looking so good

How Madame Tussauds keeps its wax figures looking so good

How we went from hunter-gatherers to monument builders

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How we went from hunter-gatherers to monument builders

How we went from hunter-gatherers to monument builders

See how stones, strength, and smarts built Stonehenge

See how stones, strength, and smarts built Stonehenge

See how stones, strength, and smarts built Stonehenge

See the tools used to make baseball gloves—by hand

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Tool Kit

See the tools used to make baseball gloves—by hand

See the tools used to make baseball gloves—by hand

13 essential tools for a colonial wigmaker

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Tool Kit

13 essential tools for a colonial wigmaker

13 essential tools for a colonial wigmaker

What a sandcastle specialist uses to build his masterpieces

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Tool Kit

What a sandcastle specialist uses to build his masterpieces

What a sandcastle specialist uses to build his masterpieces

The antique tools used to keep timeless timepieces ticking

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Tool Kit

The antique tools used to keep timeless timepieces ticking

The antique tools used to keep timeless timepieces ticking

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