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05/20/2024
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  • Hint 1: This insect has five eyes, one on either side of their head and three on top.
  • Hint 2: These insects communicate with each other through dance.
  • Hint 3: A variety of this insect pollinates approximately one third of the food we eat.

Bonus: The U.N. proclaimed May 20th as a day to acknowledge the role this insect has on our ecosystems.

 

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05/13/2024
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This week's hints:

  • The protector of the dead in ancient Egypt. 
  • Credited in mythology for creating embalming and mummification. 
  • In Egyptian mythology, would escort the deceased into the afterlife. 

 

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05/06/2024
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With week's hints

  • A Roman general and statesman
  • Became a dictator in 49 BCE until his assassination in 44 BCE, which was made famous in a Shakespearean play. 
  • When he was dictator of Rome, he created a calendar and named it after himself. It  would be used in Europe until 1582, but is still used by the Eastern Orthodox Church. 

 

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