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• 'Unexpected' Roman-era discoveries unearthed in biblical city mentioned in Book of Revelation - A rare Roman-era marble bathtub and statue fragment were recently discovered in ancient Ephesus, Turkey, where Paul the Apostle preached. Archaeologists shared insights.
• Texas requires students learn about 'perils of communism' in sweeping new curriculum overhaul - Texas will require students to learn about communism's perils under new social studies curriculum starting 2030. State board approved changes 8-7.
• American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on fast-food favorites and celebrity confessions - The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of fast-food favorites and celebrity confessions.
• Extraordinary mass graves from centuries-old battles emerge along highway route - A silver pocket watch and military artifacts were discovered in mass graves during Czech highway construction, revealing forgotten battles from 1745 and 1866.
• Limping dinosaur's twisted path puzzles paleontologists, 150 million years later: 'Very rare' - Scientists analuzed the world's only remaining looping dinosaur trackway in Colorado, revealing a 150-million-year-old sauropod that may have been limping.
• Self-healing concrete? Buried Pompeii site reveals secret behind Rome's enduring structures - Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman concrete technology that could heal itself over time.
• Mock funeral held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial as 230-year coin production ends - Mock funeral held at Lincoln Memorial marks end of penny production after President Trump's announcement to halt minting due to rising production costs.
• Scientists shatter timeline of human fire-making with 400,000-year-old discovery in England - The earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans was discovered at 400,000-year-old site in Barnham, England, pushing back the timeline by 350,000 years from previous findings.
• White House pressures Smithsonian for internal records, warns funding could be withheld: report - The White House reportedly threatened to withhold Smithsonian funding unless the museum system provides internal records by Jan. 13 over American history exhibit concerns.
• Archaeologists find artifacts older than Stonehenge beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament: 'Incredibly rare' - Archaeologists discovered 6,000-year-old flint tools beneath the Palace of Westminster that predate Stonehenge, along with medieval artifacts and Roman remains.