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Featured Article: Gilgamesh

Possible representation of Gilgamesh as Master of Animals
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia and arguably the oldest known work of literature. The story includes a series of legends and poems integrated into a longer Akkadian epic about the hero-king Gilgamesh of Uruk (Erech, in the Bible), a ruler of the third millennium B.C.E. The epic appears to have been widely known in ancient times and to have influenced important works of literature, from the book of Genesis to The Odyssey. One of the stories included in the epic directly parallels the story of Noah's flood.

Popular Article: Delaware

Flag of Delaware
Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Named after the Delaware Bay and River, Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. It is also distinguished as being a slave state that remained in the Union during the American Civil War.

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There nine generally accepted subspecies of giraffe (source: Giraffe)