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The Ancient Maya Used The Dresden Codex to Predict Solar Eclipses with Impressive Accuracy

The Ancient Maya may have had large libraries and an advanced writing system, but very little remains today. Indeed, only ...

What Are the 12 Days of Christmas, and What Do They Mean?

Love it or hate it, the “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a staple tune of, well, Christmas. Singing it over and over again, or ...