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Top 10 Law Enforcement Agencies Of The Ancient World

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(via Listverse) Although incredibly different in many ways, the ancient world wrestled with the same problems that governments do today.

(via mental_floss) When King started Carrie, he typed three single-spaced pages, crumpled them up in anger, and dumped them in

(via Atlas Obscura) According to a British 2017 study, drinking, especially wine, is actually on the rise—and the way a

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(via Smithsonian) How one boy’s phone call sparked a chain of events that would become a Christmas tradition.

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(via Atlas Obscura) These silk military artifacts have been transformed into hoodies, underwear, and a wedding dress.

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(via Atlas Obscura) The Golden Fourteen were largely forgotten—but a few veterans and descendants could change that.

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(via Smithsonian) Concerns about the safety of gift shopping, family gatherings and church services were on Americans’ minds then, too

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(via Mental Floss) Heroic dogs and horses may rightfully claim their share of battlefield glory, but cats have proven themselves

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(via Smithsonian) Forever changing the nation, the women who worked in American factories during the war have been collectively awarded

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(via Mental Floss) Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Wednesday, July 29,

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(via Mental Floss) One August day in 1987, Brian Campbell was refilling the hole left by a tree stump in

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(via Atlas Obscura) Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.