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'Copa 71' - the Lost Lionesses and the forgotten 1971 women's World Cup ~movies documentaries Article 1395 words, published Feb 25 2024 6 votes
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Ghosts of the '72 Miami Dolphins ~sports.american_football Video 54:09, published Oct 31 2023 4 votes
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India’s early electronic music from the ’70s is finally being released ~music electronic Article 1311 words, published Oct 2 2023 14 votes
We might have accidentally killed any life we collected in samples on Mars nearly fifty years ago ~space Article 1183 words, published Jun 27 2023 43 votes
The history and influence of Columbo - the quirky detective who won our hearts ~tv Video 17:21, published Feb 22 2021 5 votes
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How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup ~humanities.history Article 3242 words 21 votes
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