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History
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NASA ‘Accidentally’ Rediscovers Hidden Cold War Era ‘City’ Beneath Greenland Ice
29 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The abandoned city is Camp Century, a military installation constructed in 1959 by connecting a network of tunnels beneath a near-surface layer of the Greenland ice sheet.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral In Paris Restored And Ready For Grand Reopening After Devastating Fire
22 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The 2019 blaze was accidentally started under the cathedral’s roof, leaving Parisians in horror and the rest of the world in mourning as they watched on TV and social media.
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World’s Oldest Cocktail Recipe Unearthed In Egyptian Relic Points To Hallucinogenic Substances
19 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The study uncovered the ingredients of the oldest cocktail ever; a potent, psychotropic brew believed to have played a key role in ancient Egyptian magical rituals.
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Cape Town’s First Mass Timber Dome In Green Point Showcases First Nations People’s Culture And History
14 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The innovative structure not only honours the cultural heritage of the Khoi but also stands as a remarkable architectural achievement for the country.
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76 Child Sacrifice Victims, All With Their Chests Cut Open, Unearthed At Burial Site In Peru
06 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The children’s burial in this mound was possibly an offering to ‘energize the fields’.
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The Child Who Once Got Booted From Macao’s Most Prestigious Hotel Becomes New Owner Of The Hotel Central
30 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Hoping to sneak a peak into the glitzy hotel, young Simon Sio was busted by hotel security and promptly thrown out. Standing on the sidewalk, he pointing at the building and swore he would buy it one day.
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From Glamour To Gloom: South Africa’s Top Luxury Hotel Now An Abandoned Relic
29 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Johannesburg’s Carlton Hotel was once a luxury landmark, now turned into an empty relic for over two decades as sale plans continue to crumble.
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AI Uncovers Hundreds Of Previously Unknown Ancient Symbols In Peru’s Nazca Desert
02 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Assisted by artificial intelligence, archaeologists have discovered 303 unknown giant symbols including birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife.
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How The Longest-Living Mammal Was Found With 1880s-Era Harpoon In Its Side
20 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Imagine walking around with a thorn in your foot for over a century.
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A Collector Forbade Anyone From Selling His Coins For A 100 Years, The First Set Just Fetched R290 Million [Video]
18 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun insisted that if all was well after 100 years, the coins could finally be sold to benefit his descendants. And they are about to benefit big time.
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Historic Slave Brass Bell Weighing 110Kgs Stolen From Groot Constantia
05 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This symbol of the estate’s storied heritage has gone missing, leaving behind an echo of the past that the farm hopes to restore.
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Newly Discovered JFK Film Showing Frantic Moments After Assassinations Is Being Auctioned
05 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Footage taken on the day by various bystanders and news crews has become some of the most combed-over films in history as conspiracy theories on the assassination swirled for the last 60 years.
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The SA Navy Museum Submarine SAS Assegaai Finds Her Final Resting Place
24 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
SAS Assegaai, formerly known as SAS Johanna van der Merwe, is the last remaining of the three French-built submarines that were operated by the South African Navy from the 1970s into the 1990s.
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Inside The Centuries-Old Treasure-Laden Ship Unearthed In The Namibian Desert [Video]
16 Jul 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
The ship’s cargo included 2,000 pure gold coins and tens of thousands of pounds of copper ingots, almost all intact and sparkling beautifully in the Namibian sun.
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This Excellent 1970 Valiant Charger V8 Prototype Is Up For Sale In Johannesburg [Images]
27 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This one-off version of the VH-generation Valiant Charger, developed by Keith Anderson of the Chrysler dealership, Anderson Brooker Motor Enterprise in South Africa, is on sale.
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3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sarcophagus Found With Image Of Marge Simpson On Lid
21 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The only documented time in history where The Simpsons didn’t do it first.
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‘Extraordinary’ Newly-Deciphered Manuscript Details Story From Jesus’ Childhood
12 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The papyrus manuscript, which dates to the fourth or fifth century, was thought to be an insignificant piece of writing.
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A Rare Collection Of Tiny Fabergé Animals Once Owned by the Romanovs Are Up For Auction
27 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The London-based Elmwood’s auction house is selling what is deemed to be one of the best collections ever amassed, with provenance leading directly to the Romanovs, as well as British aristocracy and European royalty.
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What Lies Beneath The Cursed Oak Island Money Pit? [Video]
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Legend has it that the treasure will be found once seven men have died looking for it. Six have perished already.
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Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How Egyptians Built The Pyramids
17 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Surprisingly, it wasn’t aliens.
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Gold Pocket Watch Of The Richest Guy Aboard Titanic Fetches Record-Breaking R28 Million
30 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tycoon John Jacob Astor perished with the ship in 1912 after seeing his new bride, Madeleine, safely onto a lifeboat.
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Why Simon’s Town Celebrated This One Great Dane Called Just Nuisance On Saturday
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Great Dane, who died 80 years ago this week, was the first dog in the world to receive an official Royal Navy rank.
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The Cape Town Museum Calls On Locals To ‘Map Their Stories’
27 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Cape Town Mapping Project is an initiative of the Cape Town Museum designed to map the stories of the people of Cape Town.
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You Have Mosquitoes To Thank For Creating Happy Hour
18 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
That’s because the disease they’re known for spreading (malaria) helped forge the classic G&T cocktail, a drink with as much recreational worth as it has medical value.
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This 17th-Century ‘Party Palace’ Has Been Transformed Into Europe’s Newest Luxury Hotel
15 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The estate and caves have served as a gathering place for parties and royalty, from Peter the Great and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to race-car driver Max Verstappen. Somewhere along the line, the château earned the nickname “party palace.”
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Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer Confirms He Is Going To Build A Replica Of The Titanic
14 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ignoring superstitions around replicating the most famous death ship ever, it would be magnificent to see the Titanic II sail into Cape Town harbour.
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Gold Trove Of “Incalculable” Value Found In Tomb Of Ancient Lord In Panama
05 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The tomb appears to have belonged to a high-status adult male – a great lord – who was buried on top of a woman.
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Michelangelo Wrote A Poem About How Much He Hated Painting the Sistine Chapel
21 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Take heart in knowing that even a great artist like Michaelangelo sometimes thought their job sucked.
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After More Than 500 Years In A Bog, The World’s Oldest Tartan Design Is Now For Sale
19 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Glen Affric tartan, named after the Highlands area where it was discovered in the 1980s, underwent dye analysis and radiocarbon testing last year, indicating that it dates from 1500 to 1600.
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Own This “Remarkable Piece Of History” – 900-Year-Old Castle Up For Sale In The UK [Images]
09 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s the oldest surviving building of the castle and is Grade I listed, along with the castle’s main building. This means the buildings are sites of exceptional national, architectural, or historical importance.
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