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Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored

Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored

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      A rare optical phenomenon allows viewers at Indiana Dunes Beach to see the Chicago…

        TIL that in 2024 a PhD student “accidently” discovered Valeriana – a Edinburgh sized hidden Mayan city in Mexico while browsing for data on the internet.

        A Tulane PhD student uncovered a large ancient Maya city in Campeche, Mexico, using…

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