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Yoghurt is a dietary staple and cultural tradition across the globe, but what makes Greek yoghurt Greek? Photo / Getty Images Yoghurt has ancient origins, woven into the diets of civilisations such as ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...