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Dodecahedrons!

FromThe Shocking Details

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Jan 30, 2024

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Part 1 of 2! Strange 12-sided objects dating to 2nd and 3rd century Roman Empire have been discovered all across Europe, but what they were, and why they were made remains a complete mystery. And what of their South East Asian counterparts?

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Jan 30, 2024

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Every week Joe from Thinking Sideways and Filmmaker Vincent Caldoni take on new cases of mystery, history, true crime and tales of the paranormal.

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