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Facts about Florence Nightingale – the Lady with a Lamp

Florence Nightingale is known to the world with several titles such as the first nurse, founder of the nursing profession, compassionate and caring person, and with many other reputable titles. In this post, I am going to discuss 15 facts that you may have not known about Nightingale.  Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on […]

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History

How did the Mayan Civilization Disappear? – 10 Possible Causes

Although the descendants of Maya can be found all over the world today, their civilization that thrived during the first millennium A.D. had disappeared.  Early hunter-gatherers of the Americas were the first founders of the Mayan civilization. Those people once roamed in the lands of current-day Mexico and Central America.  They developed effective farming and […]

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History Mysterious

Ice Mummies and Human Remains Discovered in Glaciers

In this post, I am going to discuss human remains that were discovered among the layers of ice. As modern science states, some of the glaciers remained intact for several million years. And whatever got trapped between the ice sheets came to our days in a good shape thanks to the preserving properties of ice. […]

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History Mysterious

15 Intriguing Facts About the Antikythera Mechanism

Introduction Technologies made old-time wishes today’s reality. Now, we can communicate with anyone within seconds no matter where they are.  We are not only sending plain messages, but we also share our emotions through video chats and photos. Our modern times may seem like a magical world for someone from ancient times. In reality, there […]