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During a recent hiking trip in Northern Israel, hiker Laurie Rimon bent down to pick up something shiny that caught her eye. What she...

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Earl Hamner, Jr., the creator of the 1970s TV show The Waltons, died recently. Fans of the show recall each episode’s ending, when voiceovers...