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The most valuable archaeological findings in Ukraine

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Stockholm syndrome: why victims love their tormentors

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The Last Padishah and the Last Caliph. How the Ottoman Empire faded into oblivion

The highest criminal record: who killed two million people

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From pyramids of heads to the Geneva Conventions: How the fate of prisoners of war changed

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Seven burials of Columbus

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5 stories from the life of outrageous African emperor

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Stone Age sex tour: who slept with whom

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