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Sumeria stands as one of the most significant and foundational civilizations in human history. Located in the fertile region of Mesopotamia, this ancient civilization is widely regarded as the ...

Pots of water, into which grains were poured and then left in the heat produced a beverage worth taking note of — beer.

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Qumran scrolls unveil ancient Hebrew biblical texts and religious belief A Bedouin shepherd found the first scrolls in the Dead Sea caves back Artifacts suggest the Essene sect once lived and wrote in ...

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Guest: Mary Annette Pember is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe. She is currently national correspondent for ICT News, formerly Indian Country Today. She is the recipient of several ...

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Gorgias was a Greek man from Sicily who visited Athens in 427 BC. Soon after, he discovered his life's purpose and began telling everyone that reality was not what people thought it was.