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BUG SMUGGLING? US museum curator temporarily detained in Turkey airport with 1,500 scorpions and spiders in luggage

A curator at New York’s renowned American Museum of Natural History, who was detained at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport on the suspicion of smuggling valuable poisonous spiders and scorpions out of the country, has returned to the United States. Police said the confiscated specimens were indigenous to Turkey and their DNA could be copied, while their …

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Woke British Museum Sparks Controversy by Branding Roman Emperor as Transgender, Historians Challenge Historical Accuracy

by Chris Black The labeling of a Roman emperor as transgender by a woke British museum has ignited a fierce debate among historians. While the museum suggests a transgender identity, scholars argue that the Romans lacked the concept of “trans” and used accusations of behaving “as a woman” as a severe insult. https://twitter.com/ChayaRaichik10/status/1727934944306213228 BBC: A …

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