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Giant Stone Reliefs Show Ancient Olmec Leaders In Trance-Like State Roaring Like JaguarsWhy so serious? Angry leaders are seen on two Olmec limestone reliefs recently discovered in the Mexican state of Tabasco.Giant Stone Reliefs Show Ancient Olmec Leaders In Trance-Like State Roaring Like JaguarsWhy so serious? Angry leaders are seen on two Olmec limestone reliefs recently discovered in the Mexican state of Tabasco.

Giant Stone Reliefs Show Ancient Olmec Leaders In Trance-Like State Roaring Like Jaguars

You'd be correct if you think these faces look pained (or a little bit high).

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More Mysteries Of The "Somerton Man" Case Solved By InvestigatorsCharles Webb, aka "The Somerton Man", photographed during autopsy.

More Mysteries Of The "Somerton Man" Case Solved By Investigators

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China Overtakes US As Top Producer Of High Quality Scientific PapersWorkers operate intelligent machines to produce LED product orders at the production workshop of Jiangxi Lanke Semiconductor Co., LTD in the emerging industry base in Jiujiang, China

China Overtakes US As Top Producer Of High Quality Scientific Papers

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Gold Treasures Recovered From 366-Year-Old Shipwreck In The BahamasGold, jewelry, and coins found near the shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas in the Bahamas.Gold Treasures Recovered From 366-Year-Old Shipwreck In The BahamasGold, jewelry, and coins found near the shipwreck of the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas in the Bahamas.
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Gold Treasures Recovered From 366-Year-Old Shipwreck In The Bahamas

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Carl Sagan's 1995 Prediction Of America's Future Is Worryingly AccurateBlack and white photograph of Dr Carl Sagan speaking at NASA's Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974.Carl Sagan's 1995 Prediction Of America's Future Is Worryingly AccurateBlack and white photograph of Dr Carl Sagan speaking at NASA's Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974.
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Carl Sagan's 1995 Prediction Of America's Future Is Worryingly Accurate

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New Snapshot Of Daily Lives Of The Middle Class Of Pompeii RevealedResearchers in hard hats in Pompeii excavating the site, with blue gloves on, yellow bucket and other toolsNew Snapshot Of Daily Lives Of The Middle Class Of Pompeii RevealedResearchers in hard hats in Pompeii excavating the site, with blue gloves on, yellow bucket and other tools
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New Snapshot Of Daily Lives Of The Middle Class Of Pompeii Revealed

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Creating Cities Probably Didn’t Shrink Humanity’s Brains, Despite Claimstwo human skullsCreating Cities Probably Didn’t Shrink Humanity’s Brains, Despite Claimstwo human skulls
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Creating Cities Probably Didn’t Shrink Humanity’s Brains, Despite Claims

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TWIS: A Shark Walked Out Of Water, Ancient Maya Had A Kick-About With Their Rulers' Remains, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.TWIS: A Shark Walked Out Of Water, Ancient Maya Had A Kick-About With Their Rulers' Remains, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.
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TWIS: A Shark Walked Out Of Water, Ancient Maya Had A Kick-About With Their Rulers' Remains, And Much More This Week

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Fritz Haber: The Nobel Prize-Winning Terrible Human Being Who Saved Half Of HumanityFritz Haber, complete with evil mastermind glasses.Fritz Haber: The Nobel Prize-Winning Terrible Human Being Who Saved Half Of HumanityFritz Haber, complete with evil mastermind glasses.
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Fritz Haber: The Nobel Prize-Winning Terrible Human Being Who Saved Half Of Humanity

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Why Were Ancient Roman Dice So Janky? A New Study Provides A Divine ExplanationAn ancient urn and three diceWhy Were Ancient Roman Dice So Janky? A New Study Provides A Divine ExplanationAn ancient urn and three dice
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Why Were Ancient Roman Dice So Janky? A New Study Provides A Divine Explanation

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12,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Among Oldest Ever Found In UStwo ancient footprints marked out in shallow digged out boxes and marked with a pink flag on a flat sandy ground 12,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Among Oldest Ever Found In UStwo ancient footprints marked out in shallow digged out boxes and marked with a pink flag on a flat sandy ground
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12,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Among Oldest Ever Found In US

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Developing Embryos Can Now Be Considered Dependants On Tax Returns, Georgia Court Declaresprotestor with signDeveloping Embryos Can Now Be Considered Dependants On Tax Returns, Georgia Court Declaresprotestor with sign
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Developing Embryos Can Now Be Considered Dependants On Tax Returns, Georgia Court Declares

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Interactive Map Shows Famous Peoples' Birthplace –  With Some Surprising ResultsInteractive globe shows where famous people were born across the world.Interactive Map Shows Famous Peoples' Birthplace –  With Some Surprising ResultsInteractive globe shows where famous people were born across the world.
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Interactive Map Shows Famous Peoples' Birthplace –  With Some Surprising Results

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Ancient Maya May Have Turned Their Dead Rulers Into Balls For Popular GameThe ancient Maya game of pelotaAncient Maya May Have Turned Their Dead Rulers Into Balls For Popular GameThe ancient Maya game of pelota
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Ancient Maya May Have Turned Their Dead Rulers Into Balls For Popular Game

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Butchered Mammoth Bones Push Human Occupation Of North America Back Thousands Of YearsAn artist's impression of a mammoth mother and calf before they ran into early human inhavitants of North AmericaButchered Mammoth Bones Push Human Occupation Of North America Back Thousands Of YearsAn artist's impression of a mammoth mother and calf before they ran into early human inhavitants of North America
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Butchered Mammoth Bones Push Human Occupation Of North America Back Thousands Of Years

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Last Salem "Witch" Legally Exonerated By Massachusetts After 329 Yearssalem witch trial people in a crowdLast Salem "Witch" Legally Exonerated By Massachusetts After 329 Yearssalem witch trial people in a crowd
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Last Salem "Witch" Legally Exonerated By Massachusetts After 329 Years

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170-Year-Old Coded Newspaper Messages Linked To Hunt For Infamous Franklin ExpeditionCaptain Richard Collinson and the boat he would use in his rescue mission.
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170-Year-Old Coded Newspaper Messages Linked To Hunt For Infamous Franklin Expedition

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Hy-Brasil: The "Phantom Island" That Hasn't Been Seen Since 1872Abraham Ortelius' map of Europe from 1595, showing an island which doesn't exist.
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Hy-Brasil: The "Phantom Island" That Hasn't Been Seen Since 1872

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What Is The "Spotlight Effect"? Why Do We Get It? And What Can We Do About It?a spotlight on a black background
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What Is The "Spotlight Effect"? Why Do We Get It? And What Can We Do About It?

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The Alarming Moment A Bonobo Throws A Brick Towards The Family Watching It
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Bizarre Video Shows Group Of Octopuses Crawling Out Of The Sea And Invading A Beach
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Bizarre Video Shows Group Of Octopuses Crawling Out Of The Sea And Invading A Beach

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Video Captures Moment Giant Iceberg Completely Flips Over
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Video Captures Moment Giant Iceberg Completely Flips Over

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Study Claims To Explain Decades-Old Mystery Of The "Other Race Effect"People tend to be better at recognizing faces of their own race.

Study Claims To Explain Decades-Old Mystery Of The "Other Race Effect"

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These Actors Are The Hardest To Understand, According To AmericansTom hardy

These Actors Are The Hardest To Understand, According To Americans

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Three Lions Gold Pendant Dating Back to 12th Century Discovered In EnglandThree Lions Pendant

Three Lions Gold Pendant Dating Back to 12th Century Discovered In England

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Cold Sore Virus Probably Took Over When Romantic Kissing First Took Off Among Humanskissing cold sores

Cold Sore Virus Probably Took Over When Romantic Kissing First Took Off Among Humans

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