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A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology

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(via Smithsonian) Stone tools scattered on the seafloor mark the oldest underwater site ever found on the continent.

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(via Amusing Planet) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the

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(via Amusing Planet) In 1862, an American Egyptologist named Edwin Smith bought an ancient scroll of papyrus from an Egyptian

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(via Amusing Planet) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the

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(via Smithsonian) The discovery provides insight on how Iron Age Britons adopted the Roman lifestyle.

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(via Mental Floss) Much like Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria was never expected to ascend to the British throne. Born

(via mental_floss) By their very nature, explorers often push the boundaries of survival in the name of glory, so it’s

(via mental_floss) Born in the Republic of Venice in 1254, Marco Polo was a trader, traveler, and adventurer, who (probably*)

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(via Mental Floss) On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched from Florida’s

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(via Amusing Planet) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the

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(via Listverse) The shifting sands of the Sahara have swallowed animals, people, and entire cities over eons. It is the

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(via Listverse) The Manhattan Project is famously known as the United States-led endeavor which successfully created the first atomic bomb.