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Have you ever heard of Pitz? This brutal game dates back to 2500 B.C. While Spanish conquistadors tried to erase every vestige of Mayan culture, the Popul Vuh (aka Mayan Bible) helped historians to understand the Mayan people’s history.

The Tour de France is a 23-day bicycle race that travels in various stages around France, traveling from the mountains in the south-east of the country through to the finish line in the capital of Paris. The annual race has been organized every year since 1903, apart from two periods during the first and second World Wars due to the violence that was gripping Europe during that time. As of 2020, there have been 107 tours, and the race is considered one of the three biggest bicycle races around the world alongside the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana.

What happens to a former president? This has been a question people have asked since 1797 when George Washington retired from his position as president. In general, retired presidents find themselves in a unique position of high repute and are well thought of once they leave their positions. Even the scandalous presidents, like Richard Nixon and Ulysses Grant, ended up being well regarded over time, despite their poor reputation in office.

 Millions of years have passed since our ancestors roamed this earth, and we've learned much about them including archeological and anthropological discoveries from which we were able to draw so many scientific conclusions. We know we have less hair, walk straighter, and have better developed facial features than our Neanderthal, Homo erectus, and Homo sapien heritage - but what other factors have affected our evolution and adaptation? Here are some surprising insights into the lives of early humans.

Ken Griffey Jr., also simply known as "Junior" or "The Kid", is a former American professional baseball player with a 22-year career on his back. Griffey Jr. played in the Major League Baseball (MLB), with most of his career years being spent with the Seattle Mariners and the Cincinnati Reds. 

If you were to name a couple of powers that ruled over the ancient world at some point in time, you would probably name the Romans, the Chinese, or even the Incas. However, there were numerous kingdoms throughout the history that made a huge impact on the course of history but have been left out of most history books. Whether it be a kingdom that conquered for new resources, a kingdom who wanted to have a better geographical location, or the combination of both, they were very successful in what they did and managed to sustain themselves for centuries, before eventually disappearing. Here is our list for the most unnoticed of them all.