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Mount Everest: why is it called that? (Photo by Getty Images)
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Did Israelite slaves build the pyramids, as shown in this copper engraving of 1630? Historians have shown that slave labour of this kind did not really exist in Egypt (Photo by akg-images)
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Tracy Borman on the coronation of Charles III . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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