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Skull of WWI soldier headed back to Australian Army

The skull was that of the Australian Army’s Pvt. Thomas Hurdis and still bears a bullet lodged above his left eye socket.

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The incredible story of the Christmas Truce of WWI (VIDEO)

“What they discovered is that on both ends of the rifle they were the same, the same working class guys,” author Stanley Weintraub said. “It was a very strange event. The circumstances were unique, it probably couldn’t have happened in another war.”

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Attack in Brussels

This week's bombing in Brussels is one more in a list of horrors, but we have to take a moment to recall what exactly what we're fighting for.

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Nearly 100 years later, WWI soldier’s bedroom remains exactly as he left it

The soldier’s parents moved in 1935 and requested the new owners leave the room unchanged for 500 years. Although it had no legal basis, the current owners have and will continue to respect the request.

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World Cup fan loses modeling contract over hunting photo

A Belgian soccer fan landed a once-in-a-lifetime modeling contract with L’Oreal in while cheering at the World Cup in Brazil, but shortly after she posted a hunting photo to Facebook, the beauty company cut its ties.

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WWI then and now: a 100-year time lapse of Antwerp (VIDEO)

This historical time lapse compares WWI photos of Antwerp, Belgium, to photos taken in 2014. The video is like a teaser trailer for an art exhibition designed by Exponanza for Simon Stevin. The interactive exhibition will teach visitors of the outbreak of the First World War, the German invasion, the siege of Antwerp, and the […]

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CCTV footage of gunman opening fire in Brussels Jewish Museum (VIDEO)

Belgium police released the CCTV footage of the gunman who opened fire in the Brussels Jewish Museum Saturday. The unidentified gunman, donning a baseball cap that concealed his face and carrying a shoulder bag with a Kalashnikov rifle inside, entered the museum around 3:27 p.m. He opened fire through a doorway, killing at least three […]

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The Belgian Vigneron Submachine gun: Reaper of the Congo

Sure, it looks like a M3 Grease Gun mated with a German MP40 while a Tommy gun watched, but the Belgian Vigneron is definitely it's own thing and a bargain subgun if there ever was one.

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