成人论坛

Ardi: the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor

In 1994, a college student discovered a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia

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Abebech Gobena: Africa's 'Mother Teresa'

In 1980, Abebech Gobena founded an orphanage in Ethiopia to save children from starvation

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When Italy gave back Ethiopia鈥檚 stolen obelisk

The Axum Obelisk was looted by Italian soldiers in 1937 on the orders of Benito Mussolini

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The invention of the CT scanner

In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield

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Camouflaging Leningrad

In 1941, landmarks were painted and covered in the Russian city during World War Two

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India鈥檚 plague outbreak

In 1994, hundreds of thousands of people fled the city of Surat

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The discovery of New Zealand鈥檚 first dinosaur

The discovery of New Zealand's first dinosaur by Joan Wiffen

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