The Great Wall of China was built to defend the empire from enemy armies, but now it acts as a unifying symbol and a useful propaganda tool for the ruling Communist Party.
Rare total solar eclipse over Antarctica dazzles ... the penguins
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Anyone in Antarctica today would have experienced the only total solar eclipse of the year, suggesting one of the largest groups of individuals to observe the gorgeous show would have been the southern continent's penguins.
Pearl Harbor: Surprise attack that launched US into World War II
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii devastated U.S. naval power in the Pacific and precipitated America’s entry into World War II.
Was Stonehenge constructed by builders fueled on 'energy bars'?
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Historians have found tasty new evidence that the people who built Stonehenge supplemented their meat and dairy diets with nut and fruit «energy bars» made with animal fat.
Unknown human ancestor may have walked a bit like a bear on its hind legs
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Ancient footprints reveal a mysterious relative of humans may have lived at the same time and in the same area as the famous human ancestor «Lucy» in Tanzania.
