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The biggest international naming disputes in history
The Explainer Nations have often been at odds with each other over geographic titles
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Newly publicized Dutch archives force families to confront accusations of Nazi collaboration
Under the Radar The archives were available to researchers but only recently became publicly accessible
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The real story behind the Stanford Prison Experiment
The Explainer 'Everything you think you know is wrong' about Philip Zimbardo's infamous prison simulation
By Tess Foley-Cox Published
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Scientists finally know when humans and Neanderthals mixed DNA
Under the radar The two began interbreeding about 47,000 years ago, according to researchers
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Yes Band Aid, Ethiopians do know it's Christmas time
In the Spotlight East African nation was one of the first to adopt Christianity, but celebrates with other Orthodox Christian churches on 7 January
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'At what point does hyper-personalization become incredibly impersonal and detached?'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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All about Zealandia, the Earth's potential 8th continent
The Explainer The secret continent went undiscovered for over 300 years
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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Tutankhamun: the mystery of the boy pharaoh's pierced ears
Under the Radar Researchers believe piercings suggest the iconic funerary mask may have been intended for a woman
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Who are the Illuminati?
In Depth The conspiracy theory has expanded since the real-life secret society formed in 18th-century Bavaria
By Abby Wilson Last updated
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Centuries after Salem, witch hunts persist
Under the Radar Men, women and children around the world are still being persecuted in these hunts
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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Sudan's forgotten pyramids
Under the Radar Brutal civil war and widespread looting threatens African nation's ancient heritage
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Harriet Tubman made a general 161 years after raid
Speed Read She was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Two ancient cities have been discovered along the Silk Road
Under the radar The discovery changed what was known about the old trade route
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Hostage taking didn't start on Oct. 7
Opinion It was always at the center of Iran's project to topple American power
By Mark Gimein Published
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