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Formed in 1995, the Kiwi Ferns spent the next 20 years dominating women's rugby league, winning the first three World Cup crowns in 2000, 2003 and 2008. Gradually, Australia began devoting more ...

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Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history. In an ancient cemetery in Sárrétudvari, Hungary, archaeologists have ...