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The Disturbing True Meaning of Jack and the Beanstalk Buried for 5,000 Years
The story they tell children today—about a foolish boy, magic beans, and a lucky adventure—is one of history’s greatest deceptions. The truth about Jack and the Beanstalk reaches back five thousand years, to a time before the pyramids rose from … Continue reading
The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins is being displayed together at the new Grand Egyptian Museum now
The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins is … Continue reading
How Earth’s Largest Organism Is Quietly Dying
Driving through Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, you’d never know you just passed through the largest living organism on Earth. No signs. No visitors center. Just what looks like a regular aspen grove. But Pando—Latin for “I spread”—is actually 47,000 trees … Continue reading
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