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 * ... that the lapis lazuli inlays used in the 25th-century BC Statue of Ebih-Il (pictured), discovered in ancient Mari in Syria, were imported from as far east as Afghanistan?
 * ... that the rediscovery of the long-lost Roman colony of Carteia in Spain led to Sir Isaac Newton's niece finding a husband?
 * ... that at 12095 ft in elevation, Colorado's Independence Pass is the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the United States?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2012/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2012/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2012/September, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.