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TIL one of the longest writings preserved in Pompeii is the poem of a woman yearning for another woman

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nemMo TIL Grave robbers target confederate soldiers in the United States. Items can be sold at high prices to antique collectors. Button from confederate uniform ($150); full uniforms and medals ($500+); swords used by generals ($20,000+).
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