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Potentially Illegal Construction Project Could Threaten Ancient Mexican Ruins
A private building project threatens to destroy at least 25 ancient structures near the historic Teotihuacán ruins, according to the Mexican government, which is filing a criminal complaint.
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Finding Out Random Facts About Half The Countries In The World Is So Much Fun
Video: If you’re a map nerd or a history buff or someone who likes to travel or just a person who enjoys learning new things, the latest video from Wendover Productions is an absolute delight to watch. It’s a quick tour of all the countries in the world (this is the first part, so exactly…
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This Map Shows The Size Of The World’s Biggest Empires From History
Which empire was the biggest throughout history? Which had the most people? Which had the biggest contiguous empire? The map below details all the most powerful empires from history and shows the area each empire covered, the amount of people they had under their rule, the year they reached their political height, the period of…
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The Hilarious But Scientific Explanation For Why Everything In Life Eventually Goes To Crap
Video: People are capable of doing amazing things. When we work together we can go to the Moon! We can have all of the world’s information searchable from this thing in our pocket! We can change the world! And then we’ll eventually screw it up somehow and turn it all to shit. Why? It’s the…