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If authentic, these codices would represent one of the most significant archaeological discoveries related to Christianity's formative years. However, their unusual appearance and controversial ...

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Regarded as the father of medicine, Hippocrates was also the first food historian, exploring human nutrition and linking wisdom to science.

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