REALLY Cold Cases Cracked by Science

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The history books are full of mysteries, some of which we’re just now getting around to solving.

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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/antique-desktop-surface-gm155373405-19795130
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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/working-in-the-pathology-centre-gm1206157745-347750887
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg4266
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Napoleon%27s_strand_of_hair_01.jpg
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