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  • Babylonian demon carvings from R.C. Thompson's 1903 translation of ancient incantations against evil spirits. Credit: Public Domain Image Archive
    religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey
  • social media British Museum shocked as its stolen artifacts are stolen from it Mark Frauenfelder
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  • The world's largest iceberg, A23a, in the Scotia Sea between Antarctica and South Georgia (Juergen Brand/shutterstock.com)
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  • art Where you can see original prints of Hokusai's Great Wave Rob Beschizza
  • london Handprints of child laborers discovered on roof tiles at Victorian era construction site Rusty Blazenhoff
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    History Ancient Egyptian tablet is an "attendance sheet" listing excuses for missing work Ruben Bolling
  • parody Every American sci-fi movie from the 50s summed up in 90 seconds Thom Dunn
  • occult Music inspired by artist and occultist, Austin Osman Spare Gareth Branwyn
  • museums Egypt demands return of Rosetta Stone from British Museum Mark Frauenfelder
  • museums John Oliver on the big problem with museums Jennifer Sandlin

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