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A notable Viking chieftain
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Thorstein the Red, also known as Thorstein Olafsson, was a notable Viking chieftain who lived during the late 9th century in Scotland. Born around 850 AD, he was the son of Olaf the White, a powerful Viking king of Dublin, and Aud the Deep-minded, daughter of Ketil Flatnose.Following his father’s…
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Black Death is created, allegedly
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Despite what these 14th-century scholars claimed the most common ailment known as the Black Death is caused by the yersinia pestis bacterium. The plague was carried by fleas that usually traveled on rats, but jumped off to other mammals when the rat died. It most likely first appeared in humans in Mongolia…
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25yr Old Man Reportedly Jumps Into Hot Iron Melting Pot At His Work Place in Lagos
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25yr Old Man Reportedly Jumps Into Hot Iron Melting Pot At His Work Place in Lagos A tragic incident occurred at a company in the Odogunyan Industrial Scheme area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, where a 25-year-old contract staff member allegedly died after jumping into an iron melting pot. The Lagos…
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6-year-old girl raped and murdered
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6-year-old girl raped and murdered UMUARAMA, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER, 2017 On 26 September 2017, 6-year-old Tábata Crespilho da Rosa went to school accompanied by her older brother, as she does every weekday. Her brother left her at the school entrance gate. That was the last time she was seen alive. When…
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Roman Vase with Phallic Symbols
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Roman Vase with Phallic Symbols Discovered in Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester), this locally made vase is housed in the Colchester Castle Museum, UK. In the ancient Greek and Roman world, the image of the phallus was widely used, though its symbolism extended far beyond sexual connotations. While today an erect phallus…
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One day, Leo Tolstoy was standing on the platform of the Tula station when a courier train made a brief stop.
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A gentleman quickly exited a first-class carriage and dashed toward the buffet. Moments later, a lady emerged from the carriage and called after him, “George! George!” But George, focused on the buffet, didn’t hear her. The lady, in a hurry, noticed Tolstoy nearby, mistaking him for an ordinary old man.…
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Reason You Should Never Sleep With ASHAWOO
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Have ever wondered why as a man you are constantly struggling with poverty, failure, mediocrity and addiction? Here is the big question,who have you slept with or are you sleeping with? If you have ever come in contact se×ually with a beautiful woman who can’t control herself and have slept…
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The “Black Dahlia” is Found Murdered
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January 15, 1947 The “Black Dahlia” is Found Murdered Elizabeth Short was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder that is still unsolved. Nicknamed the “Black Dahlia” by newspapers after her body was recovered in Leimert Park in Los Angeles, the aspiring actress was found mutilated, her body severed…
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