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Area 51's workers don't drive there. They fly in on a classified US Government airline known only as "Janet."

EDITORIAL

The history of Mexico City stretches back almost two centuries before the Spanish ever set foot in the Americas. Rather, the Spanish built their capital on top of the ashes of one of the most beautiful and unique cities in history: Tenochtitlan.

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We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.

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High on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, the sanctuary of Delphi was the most famous oracle of the ancient world, a priestess of the Greek god Apollo, who could shape the course of history.






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