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history
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Cleopatra Is Closer to the Moon Landing Than to the Pyramids
She lived 2,500 years after the pyramids were built, but only 2,000 years before the moon landing.
Read moreThe First Computer Bug Was a Real Bug
A real moth was found in the Harvard Mark II in 1947 — the origin of the term "computer bug."
Read moreThe Sahara Was Once a Lush Green Savanna
11,000 years ago, hippos and early humans lived across a green, rainy Sahara.
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