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4,000-Year-Old Temple With Mysterious Monolith Discovered In Cyprus

Alongside the ancient monolith, researchers uncovered the skeletal remains of a young woman hidden away during the Bronze Age. The post 4,000-Year-Old Temple With Mysterious Monolith Discovered In...

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The Chilling Story Of Burke And Hare, The 19th-Century Serial Killers Who...

During an 11-month period between 1827 and 1828, William Burke and William Hare murdered at least 16 people in Edinburgh and sold their corpses to a surgeon at a local anatomy school in a macabre...

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An Ancient Roman Statue Of Hermes Has Been Found Intact Inside A Bulgarian Sewer

Following an earthquake in 388 C.E., residents of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica buried this statue of Hermes under several layers of dirt, where it has sat untouched for the last 1,650 years....

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Researchers Just Discovered The Only Known Roman-Era Brewery Ever Found In Italy

Dated to the 5th or 6th century C.E., the brewery was likely a continuation of traditions passed down from Celtic tribes who once inhabited the region. The post Researchers Just Discovered The Only...

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Meet The Pioneering Scientists Who Invented The Camera, From Ibn al-Haytham...

The first photograph was taken by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in the 1820s, but the story of who invented the camera and when involves centuries of innovation and experimentation. The...

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Most Complete Fossil Found In The U.K. In Over A Century Leads To The...

Comptonatus chasei was a plant-eating dinosaur that was about the size of a bison and traveled in herds along England's southern coast 125 million years ago. The post Most Complete Fossil Found In The...

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The Enigmatic Story Of The Uffington White Horse, England’s Ancient Chalk...

After the Uffington White Horse suffered decades of shrinking and damage due to encroaching grass and topsoil, it has been restored like never before. The post The Enigmatic Story Of The Uffington...

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2,000-Year-Old Garden Linked To The Tyrannical Emperor Caligula Unearthed In...

During construction work for a new piazza, archaeologists unearthed the remains of a garden that was likely used by the "mad" emperor Caligula. The post 2,000-Year-Old Garden Linked To The Tyrannical...

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Underwater Archaeologists Find Centuries-Old Glass Vessels Off The Coast Of...

Experts suspect that the glass objects may have been part of a cargo spillage, or perhaps evidence of a shipwreck. The post Underwater Archaeologists Find Centuries-Old Glass Vessels Off The Coast Of...

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A Pod Of 77 Pilot Whales Died After Washing Up On A Scottish Beach In A Rare...

This mass stranding event is believed to be the largest to occur in Scotland since 1995. The post A Pod Of 77 Pilot Whales Died After Washing Up On A Scottish Beach In A Rare Mass Stranding Incident...

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The Astonishing Story Of Millvina Dean, The Last Survivor Of The Titanic

Millvina Dean was just two months old in 1912 when the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic — and she lived to the age of 97 before dying in 2009. The post The Astonishing...

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Dozens Of Bodies Found In A Medieval Cemetery Sitting Right Under The Garden...

Two dozen skeletons and other bones dating to between 670 and 940 C.E. were discovered on the grounds of the historic Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, England. The post Dozens Of Bodies Found In A...

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Irish Museum Receives Anonymous Package Containing Two Bronze Age Ax Heads

Museum officials are trying to track down the person who sent the ancient ax heads, which date to between 2150 and 2000 B.C.E. The post Irish Museum Receives Anonymous Package Containing Two Bronze Age...

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Stunning Marble Floor Of Sunken Roman Villa Restored Off The Coast Of...

Near the submerged city of Baiae, archaeologists found a stunning opus sectile floor that had been built in the last days of the Roman Empire. The post Stunning Marble Floor Of Sunken Roman Villa...

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The Gruesome Story Of Jack The Ripper, The Most Mysterious Serial Killer To...

A still-unidentified serial killer, Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women in London's impoverished Whitechapel district in 1888. The post The Gruesome Story Of Jack The Ripper, The Most...

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Virginia McCullough Admits To Murdering Her Parents In 2019 — Then Living...

In June 2019, Virginia McCullough poisoned her father John and stabbed her mother Lois, then lived alongside the bodies until she was caught in September 2023. The post Virginia McCullough Admits To...

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Archaeologists Find ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Brass Trumpets Amid A 500-Year-Old...

The ship, which sank in the 16th century, was transporting pottery, colorful glass beads, and trumpets and was likely en route to Venice. The post Archaeologists Find ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Brass...

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Paper Cuttings Made By 17th-Century Schoolgirls Discovered Under The...

The paper cuttings at Sutton House in London are more than 350 years old and are one of just three examples of similar 17th-century English art know to exist today. The post Paper Cuttings Made By...

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What Are Crop Circles — And Are Any Of Them Actually Made By Aliens?

Large patterns of flattened crops and other plants, crop circles are breathtaking when viewed from above. But that doesn't mean they have extraterrestrial origins. The post What Are Crop Circles — And...

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Da Vinci’s Secret Drawing Underneath The ‘Mona Lisa’ Reveals How Different...

Scientist Pascal Cotte scoured 1,650 high-tech camera images over the course of 15 years to uncover the sketch. The post Da Vinci’s Secret Drawing Underneath The ‘Mona Lisa’ Reveals How Different This...

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