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First documented herbal medicinal book
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This Extremely Late Library Loan Defies Belief! Remember panicking over a few weeks late returning books in school, terrified…
First history book
The Dawn of Documenting Our Collective Past Can you imagine an era where the past existed only through scattered…
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Beyond Flat Lands: Books Take First Step Into Mapped Marvels Remember when world geography remained frustratingly fuzzy beyond townspeople…
First book printed in English
Knightly Tales Herald Dawn of English Printing Long before books filled shelves everywhere, publishing resembled wizardry requiring secret ciphers….
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