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Researchers claim that ancient teeth reveal the origins of the Black Death.

Researchersย believeย theyย haveย  discovered theย originsย ofย theย Blackย Death,ย whichย  killedย tensย ofย millionsย inย Europe,ย Asia,ย andย Northย Africaย moreย thanย 600ย yearsย ago. Africaย moreย thanย 600ย yearsย ago. Oneย ofย theย mostย significantย disease ย episodesย inย humanย historyย occurredย inย theย mid-14thย century. Despiteย yearsย ofย research,ย scientistsย wereย unableย toย pinpointย theย originย ofย theย  bubonicย plague. Accordingย toย newย evidence, itย happenedย inย Kyrgyzstan,ย centralย Asia,ย inย theย 1330s. 675ย Yearsย Later…ย Thisย Isย theย Answerย  toย theย Mysteryย ofย theย Blackย Death’sย  Origin. Accordingย toย estimates,ย itย killedย upย toย 60%ย ofย Europe,ย theย Middleย East,ย andย  Africa’sย populationย inย justย eightย years,ย fromย 1346ย toย 1353. It may sound like a mode headline, but scientists have spent centuries trying to figure out what caused the Black Death, which …