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Marthe48

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4. I knew about Lucy

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:59 PM

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and a little about Haile Selassie.

I've been interested in paleontology since I was a teen. Wasn't into politics and world leaders until my later years.

We visited a former exchange student in Brazil and I was stunned that my courses in art history were so euro-centric and missed so many artists from other parts of the world. It makes sense that other subjects are likewise ignored.

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