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History
History and meaning of the International Day Against Discrimination against the LGBT Community on May 17
May 17 every year is the day the world speaks out against stigma and discrimination against people from the bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) community through many m…
Archeology
Unearthing a 900-year-old ancient tomb suddenly discovered a strange 'treasure'
Archaeologists recently discovered a 12th-century tomb during an archaeological dig and found buried treasure with it.
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'One of a kind' machines in history
Some of the strangest machines ever designed and built in human history, from the world's oldest computer by the Greeks to Leonardo da Vinci's bird-wing airplane.
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Top 4 'craziest' biological weapons in human history
If today biological warfare is completely banned by international conventions and laws, in the past it was considered a smart tactic.
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Mysterious letter reveals the reason for the disappearance of 1.5 million Khitan people more than 900 years ago
Khitan nomadic people (Khitan), once existed in Central Asia and North Asia. History records that this people built the Liao state and created their own writing.
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Carl Gauss: Prince of mathematics solved an ancient problem with a history of more than 2,000 years in just one night
Surely when we were in school, at least once we heard the name Gauss and were told about the anecdotes or theorems that this prodigy left behind.
Environment
Another month became the hottest month globally, setting an unprecedented record
Even though it's not yet summer in many regions of the Earth, record temperatures are still being set, creating a series of the hottest months in history.
History
Eighty-year history of American jet fighters
Over the past 80 years, air forces around the world have used five generations of jet fighters.
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The longest eclipse viewing flight in history
In 1973, scientists used the Concorde supersonic aircraft to extend the eclipse observation time to 74 minutes while flying nearly as fast as the Moon's shadow moving ac…
Archeology
Find out where Homo sapiens mixed blood from different species
A very special land in the Middle East witnessed a particularly important turning point in the migration and evolutionary history of our species Homo sapiens.
Space science
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed on Earth, the 33-year-old female astronaut made history
The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carried Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya.
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The longest total solar eclipse in history is about to appear
The longest total solar eclipse ever recorded took place more than 2,700 years ago, lasting 7 minutes and 28 seconds, just a few seconds short of maximum.
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Scientists believe that aliens may be indigenous to Earth
In recent years, some scholars have proposed an interesting hypothesis: Mysterious alien visitors do not actually come from distant galaxies but are products of Earth it…
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Top 7 worst bridge collapse disasters in history
Many bridge collapse disasters around the world are the result of diverse causes, from design mistakes to extreme weather and human error.