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    When (and why) humans started getting high on drugs and alcohol

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    · Jul 23, 2021 · 11:30 pm
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    A volcanic eruption in Alaska may have helped weaken the Roman republic

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    In Egypt, there are messages carved on Pyramid walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media

    Roland Enmarch, The Conversation
    · Nov 11, 2018 · 11:30 pm
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    Old isn’t always gold: What the fine imposed on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop says about ancient wisdom

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    · Nov 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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    Why the real history of a civilisation is not represented by its monuments and heritage sites

    David Wengrow, Aeon
    · Oct 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm