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All About History 169 is out now, featuring:
History of Alchemy 🧪
Marilyn's controversies 💋
Troubled World Cup origins ⚽️
Life in Colditz ⛓️
Elizabeth II's fashion 👑
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Explore the history of alchemy and its search for gold and long life in All About History 169

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Learn how Mussolini attempted to take over the 1934 World Cup and more amazing stories in All About History 169

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Would there have been an War on Terror without the 9/11 attack? We find out in All About History 169

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We mark the 250th anniversary of the United States in All About History 170, available next week

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After being notified by mischievous high school students, archaeologists uncovered a large and luxurious second-century Roman house near the Colosseum. https://t.co/KVLihfG5oq

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In a first, underwater archaeologists in the Bahamas have discovered three shipwrecks associated with the Golden Age of Piracy off the coast of Nassau. https://t.co/ziBkhvTuFT

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We investigate the rise of King Olaf, the Christian Viking king, in All About History 169

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Uncover the origins of the impressionist movement and its impact in All About History 169

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A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps. https://t.co/E6A1oTQ9MO

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Explore the infamous WWII POW camp at Colditz in All About History 169

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Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art. https://t.co/JYJi6KSQBQ

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What role did Belgium comics have to play in the Nazi occupation of the country? Find out in All About History 169

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To mark her 100th birthday, we delve into the highs and lows of Marilyn Monroe's life in All About History 169

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The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of jewelry in it. https://t.co/LsAWfIp4bP

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For Marilyn's 100th Birthday

Read more about the life of Marilyn Monroe in All About History 169

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Discover how the mad science of alchemy actually built important methods to modern chemistry in All About History 169

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A child's 4,000-year-old skull found in Uzbekistan has signs of trepanation, making it the oldest evidence of surgery in Central Asia on record. https://t.co/Xm1kZgTvcC

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We take a look back at the origins of the World Cup and how it's changed with @jonawils in All About History 169

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In honor of the founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen. https://t.co/N5j078xvBH

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what have we learned about the security failures of 9/11? We find out in All About History 169

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