Lesson #85

First sadness, then anger as Brazil mourns loss of its Museu Nacional to a devastating fire

Brazil's National Museum and most of its 20 million artefacts were destroyed by a devastating fire this month. The collection held priceless artifacts from across human history, including fossils, artwork, and sound recordings. Among the priceless losses were a 12,000-year-old skeleton, the oldest human remains ever found in the Americas. Learn the English phrase "exempt from."