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You’d have to be living under a rock not to know we are in the midst of one of the most devastating pandemics in history. Just how devastating became clear earlier this month when the World Health Organization released a report estimating the global excess death toll due to the pandemic as 15 million — nearly three times the official COVID death count. Other authorities think global excess deaths may be closer to 18 million. These are awfully big numbers, but they pale in comparison with the 1918-1919 Spanish influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 40 million people — equivalent
The Llanganatis treasure is a lost Inca treasure of gold and other precious items supposedly hidden deep within the Llanganates mountain range of Ecuador.
Medical historians suspect Russian flu was caused by a coronavirus and holds lessons for today
The ‘dreaded disease’ that claimed 1.5 million looks a lot like COVID-19, including the long-term threat posed by ‘viral promiscuity.’