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In this week’s Top 10, we explore the roots of fierce Sparta, examine how fear drives us, find foods that beat inflammation, puzzle over a rise in strokes ... and unhook the surprising history of the bra. Scroll down for a Nat Geo quiz on a historic tsunami.

This sixth-century B.C. Lacedaemonian vase shows two Spartan soldiers bearing hoplite panoply. Both sport the long hair characteristic of the Spartiates (full citizens of Sparta).

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Spartans were fierce, long-haired warriors ... and ’frenemies’?

Giant, invasive joro spiders have been spotted in the U.S. Northeast. How did they get there?

Why are strokes on the rise, particularly among younger people?

Humans are getting colder. Why?

How did bras begin? (You’d be surprised.)

Heat, floods, hurricanes: Is it time to look for a climate haven?

Here’s what fear does to your brain and body

In Kenya, these eagles are on the hunt for lion cubs

These foods can help you fight inflammation

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Many people who participate in Sober October or Dry January—campaigns to give up alcohol for a month—notice that their sleep improves and their anxiety diminishes.

PHOTOGRAPH BY VICTORIA JONES, PA IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES

Sober October: Why take a month off of alcohol? Hmm, better sleep? Reduced anxiety? Here are the dramatic effects on people from going sober even for one month.

TREAT, NO TRICK

What if you learned your children were quickly losing their eyesight? What would you do to fill up their visual memories? See the trailer for the National Geographic documentary "Blink," in theaters now.

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An illustration of an erupting volcanic island, which created a Bronze Age tsunami that may have killed tens of thousands of people

Colour-printed engraving via Universal History Archive/UIG/Bridgeman Images

Big wave: A volcanic eruption on this Mediterranean island created a tsunami that caused one of humanity’s biggest disasters. What’s the modern name of this island?

A. La Palma
B. Santorini
C. Stromboli
D. Vulcano

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Today’s Soundtrack: Mykonos, Fleet Foxes

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