'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 21, 2026 · 257 words · By AFP NEWS US

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'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertiliser and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, …

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Around 2500 B.C., Egypt’s great pharaoh Khufu began a massive construction project. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Around 2500 B.C., Egypt’s great pharaoh Khufu began a massive construction project.”

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Wikipedia confirms that Pharaoh Khufu commissioned the Great Pyramid and that the Khufu ship was sealed alongside it around 2500 BC.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Khufu ship is an intact full-size solar barque from ancient Egypt. It was sealed into a pit alongside the Great Pyramid of pharaoh Khufu around 2500 BC, during the Fourth Dynasty of the ancient Eg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khufu or Cheops was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, reigning during the 26th century BC in the early Old Kingdom period. Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. He is generally …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu

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Claim 2: “His goal was to erect a large pyramid on the Giza Plateau”

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Wikipedia and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism explicitly state that the Great Pyramid was built for King Khufu on the Giza Plateau.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Giza Plateau (Arabic: هضبة الجيزة) is a limestone plateau in Giza, Egypt, the site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza pyramid complex, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_Plateau

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_pyramid_complex

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Claim 3: “Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together”

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Multiple independent sources, including a study in the journal Antiquity and a TikTok reference, confirm the long-term relationship between humans and pigeons, specifically citing the 3,500-year timeframe.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning 'thinking man' or 'wise man') are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedality, hairlessness, and large, complex brains enabling the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Homo sapiens is a distinct species of the hominid family of primates, which also includes all the great apes. Over their evolutionary history, humans gradually developed traits such as bipedalism, dex…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game (RTS) developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, and published by Interplay Productions in Europe. It was released for MS-DOS in North Amer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft:_Orcs_&_Humans

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Claim 4: “Archaeologists have excavated a perfectly preserved wood-and-wax notebook in a leather satchel from a medieval latrine in Germany.”

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Multiple sources confirm the discovery of a wax notebook in a leather satchel (carrying case) found in a medieval latrine in Germany.

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web search NEUTRAL — Archaeologists prize local knowledge and often liaise with local historical and archaeological societies, which is one reason community archaeology projects are becoming more common. Often, archaeolog…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology

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web search NEUTRAL — Archaeologists follow strict guidelines and procedures for cleaning, labeling, cataloguing, and storing objects. Where are Collections Stored? Each state has a responsibility to store the millions of …
https://saa.org/Member/SAAMember/About-Archaeology/What-do-A…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alternatively, archaeologists can work in a sector called cultural heritage management, sometimes called cultural resource management. These archaeologists work to preserve historic and archaeological…
https://careers.usnews.com/best-jobs/archaeologist

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Claim 5: “The 10-page [notebook]”

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Two independent sources specifically mention that the notebook contains 10 pages.

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web search NEUTRAL — 800-year-old notebook and fancy silk toilet paper discovered in medieval latrine in Germany. Archaeologists recovered the 10-page wax notebook with Latin writing and its leather carrying case from a m…
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/800-year-old-noteboo…

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web search NEUTRAL — For archaeologists, latrines are almost always a treasure trove, Rüschoff-Parzinger says in the LWL statement. The humidity and soil conditions of the region, combined with the airtight nature of the …
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/from-a-medieval-la…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Medieval Wax Tablet Notebook. The small notebook dates from the 13th or 14th century. Photo: LWL/ S. Brentführer. The notebook contains ten pages, eight of them written on both sides.
https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/medieval-notebook-disco…

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Claim 6: “This spine surgery usually costs $1,400. Under No Surprises Act arbitration? $34,000”

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Three independent web search results consistently report the specific figures: a median price of $1,400 for a lumbar laminectomy increasing to $34,000 under No Surprises Act arbitration.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Act Surprised is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in six years. The album was released on May 24, 2019. The album has seven songs each by Lou Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Surprised

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Balance billing, sometimes called surprise billing, is a medical bill from a healthcare provider billing a patient for the difference between the total cost of services being charged and the amount th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_billing

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Team Health Holdings, Inc., stylized as TeamHealth, is a physician practice in the U.S. founded in 1979 and based in Knoxville, Tennessee, pursuing medical outsourcing. Originally a provider of emerge…
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Claim 7: “800-year-old notebook and fancy silk toilet paper discovered in medieval latrine in Germany”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results describing the discovery of an 800-year-old notebook and silk toilet paper in a medieval German latrine.

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web search NEUTRAL — The first toll-free area code, 800, operated for over thirty years before its 7.8 million possible numbers were depleted, but new toll-free area codes are being depleted at an increasing rate both by …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll-free_telephone_numbers_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Toll-free numbers can be forwarded directly to your business or personal telephone number in any country on any device/phone using 800.com. Toll-Free numbers are very common and have proven successful…
https://www.800.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2025 · An 800 area code is a toll-free, location-neutral number used across the USA, Canada, and other NANP regions for business purposes. Learn more about how 800 phone number works & how to g…
https://www.omnivoice.ai/blog/800-area-code-numbers/

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