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Hand Shape Found in Indonesian Cave May Be the Oldest Rock Art Ever Discovered
A faded outline of a human hand found on a cave wall in Indonesia may officially be the oldest known rock art in the world, according to…
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Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago
Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000…
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World’s oldest president sworn in for eighth term in Cameroon
Cameroon's 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has been sworn in for another seven years as president in a ceremony at the country's parliament…
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The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as…
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Cameroon heads to the polls as the world's oldest president bids to extend his rule
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in an election that could see Africa’s oldest leader extend his rule by…
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Can the world's oldest president keep his title and woo a nation of young voters?
The world's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised Cameroon's electorate "the best is still to come" as he seeks his…
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Smoked-dried mummification practise created world's oldest mummies
When we think of mummies, we tend to imagine embalmed pharaohs, massive pyramids and buried treasure in Ancient Egypt. That was before we…
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102-year-old becomes oldest person to climb Mount Fuji
The Brief Kokichi Akuzawa reached the top of Mount Fuji at age 102 on Aug. 5, Guinness World Records confirmed. He climbed with family and…
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Is the world's oldest leader set for an eighth term?
Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from…
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Cameroon opposition leader banned from challenging world's oldest president
Cameroon's opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13…
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World's oldest president to seek eighth term
The world's oldest head of state, Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, has said he will run once more for re-election in October aiming to…
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Cameroon's president, the world's oldest, likely faces election challenge from close allies
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from two of his closest…
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Joe Harris, oldest WWII paratrooper who paved way for Black soldiers, dies at 108
Sgt. Joe Harris lived a beautiful life. He sailed to earth on numerous missions as a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black paratrooper…
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"Dog-like" fossil discovery may be oldest known saber-toothed animal
Paleontologists have revealed what may be the earliest known saber-toothed animal to have ever lived—a predator that roamed our planet…
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Oldest living microbes found in 2-billion-year-old rock
A sealed rock fracture almost 50 feet below ground has remained home to microbes for the last 2 billion years—the oldest life ever…
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World's oldest cheese found on ancient Chinese mummies
HONG KONG — When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered…
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Japanese mountaineer is named world's oldest living person
[Source] Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman from Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is now recognized as the world’s oldest living person…
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The Rich History Of Japan's Oldest Sushi Restaurant
Japan is an awe-inspiring country filled with history, tradition, culture, and, of course, great food with a wide variety of dishes…
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Scientists discover world’s oldest wine containing man’s ashes
(WJW) – Scientists in Spain have discovered the world’s oldest wine, a 2,000-year-old white wine that contains a man’s ashes. According to…
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Scientists Discover World's Oldest Wine, a 2000-Year-Old White Wine that Contains a Man's Ashes
Scientists discovered a 2000-year-old white wine inside an urn that also contained a man's ashes in a Roman tomb in Spain Researchers have…
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Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in untouched Roman tomb
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