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Bone by bone, workers restore Paris catacombs
Workers at the historic catacombs of Paris are rebuilding a wall containing remains of martyrs from…
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The history of the Paris catacombs, the city's underground tunnels of death home to over 6 million corpses
Mass graves had been in use for centuries in Paris, reaching a point where some graves held 1,500 b…
Elias Chavez
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Scientists will digitally examine 41 child mummies in Sicily to reveal information on their mysterious lives and deaths
Investigators are working closely with the Capuchin friars who overlook the catacombs to conduct et…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Archaeologists discovered a catacomb filled with mummified lion cubs, crocodiles, and cobras in an ancient Egyptian city of the dead
The lion, in particular, was a potent animal figure in ancient Egypt and viewed as a symbol of both…
Aylin Woodward
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Step inside the Catacombs, Paris' most bizarre tourist attraction
There is even an entire group of explorers known for entering the network illegally. The Cataphiles…
Talia Avakian
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Forget the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre here's what you need to do in Paris, according to someone who's been a dozen times.
The Montparnasse Tower and Les Catacombes are some of the best places to go in Paris after hitting …
Kelly Magyarics
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My family went to Rome during the peak summer season. Our trip would've been better if we knew these 5 things before we left.
Rome is crowded, hot, and expensive during its summer high season. If you're going anyway, follow t…
Alesandra Dubin
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One of my twins got sick right before a trip. I took the other twin, and we had an unexpected bonding time.
When one of my twins got sick before a family vacation, I went ahead with the other one to Rome. It…
Alesandra Dubin
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Test audiences thought the shocking ending of Sydney Sweeney's horror movie had to be seen to be believed. The director says they're wrong.
The ending of "Immaculate," Sydney Sweeney's new movie, may or may not end with the birth of demon …
Caralynn Matassa
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Mummified baboons found in Egypt have puzzled scientists for 118 years. Now we finally might know how they got there and why.
Mummified baboons found in Egypt puzzled scientists because they weren't native to the area. Resear…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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All women, children, and elderly civilians were evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant, Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister says
"This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed,"Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister…
Taylor Ardrey
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5 secret things to do in Paris, plus 8 of the most scenic neighborhoods with the best places to shop
From little-known gardens to the best place to shop for antiques, these are can't-miss places in Pa…
Dan Koday
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Russian troops are storming the last Mariupol stronghold 2 weeks after Putin said the assault would be too dangerous for his troops
Mariupol's Mayor Vadym Boichenko told Ukrainian television that he lost contact with the resistance…
Jake Epstein
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Putin orders troops not to storm last Ukrainian military holdout in Mariupol but blockade it 'so not even a fly can get through'
Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu says 2,000 Ukrainian troops are inside Azovstal steel plant.…
Bill Bostock
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I left my husband behind in Ukraine and fled with our 2 children
The author said her friend fled Ukraine on foot and found volunteers in Moldova who took care of he…
Heather Marcoux
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A rare piece of real estate hidden in plain sight underneath a New York City church was put on the market for $7 million
The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, a Catholic church in downtown New York City, recently …
Hannah Schaffer
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'My training is going to be limited': Med students and aspiring OBGYNs are trying to adapt to a post-Roe landscape
"I truly can't see myself going into a field that is governed so heavily," a third-year medical stu…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Katie Balevic
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15 years after "National Treasure" came out, here's the real story of the Manhattan church that the movie suggests hides buried loot
In Disney's 2004 movie, Nicholas Cage plays a historian and treasure hunter who uses a map on the b…
Aylin Woodward
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Egyptologists think they may have found the secret chamber where Queen Nefertiti was buried
But on Wednesday, Eldamaty's team entered the fray. The scientific journal Nature saw details of hi…
Isaac Scher,Isaac Scher
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This incredible animation shows how deep humans have dug
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is only 9 inches wide. Russian scientists have been drilling it since 1…