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The Order of Malta's new crusade. | Continue reading
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The story behind the strange way Katharine Hepburn (and others) spoke. | Continue reading
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They're older than Christ and as high as the heavens. | Continue reading
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People drink gin and coffee where gentlemen once relieved themselves. | Continue reading
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It took a dedicated superfan 13 years to translate it. | Continue reading
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New research reveals the link between bars and new inventions. | Continue reading
The teeny menaces turned up in a core taken from the floor of the Santa Barbara Basin. | Continue reading