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The Great Pyramid of Giza is surprisingly earthquake-proof
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17th century shipwreck woven into dress (seriously)
Archeologists, chemists, and textile experts joined forces to make sure the wood did not go to waste.
Inventor plays homemade electromagnetic bagpipes in rock band
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Domestic bovines watching videos of humans will stare at unfamiliar faces longer than faces they know.
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