TOP 7 ANCIENT MYSTERIES     1. RONGORONGO Everyone knows about the giant stone heads (or Moai) of Easter Island. Less well-known, however, is that...

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TOP 7 WORST PLAGUES IN HISTORY     1. MOSCOW PLAGUE AND RIOT  1771 The Moscow Plague progressed from its initial appearance to a full-blown...