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Fabergé Egg Recovered After Being Swallowed By Thief

Police in New Zealand recovered a rare $19,000 Fabergé egg pendant swallowed by an alleged thief, with the pendant exiting his body naturally after six…
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Study: Average 19th-Century American Spent 93% Of Time Waving At Trains, Boats

PROVIDENCE, RI—Shedding new light on the everyday life of citizens during the Industrial Revolution, historians at Brown University concluded in a study published Tuesday that…
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Hungover Egyptologist Just Gonna Call In Cursed Today

CAIRO—Admitting he was unable to face a lengthy session of indexing artifacts after drinking too much the night before, hungover Egyptologist Henry Chapman confirmed Tuesday…
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Priceless Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Daytime Raid

The Louvre Museum in Paris closed temporarily after thieves broke in and stole several priceless Napoleon-era jewels, the brazen seven-minute raid taking place just after…
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$1 Million In Coins Recovered From Spanish Shipwreck

Treasure hunters recovered more than 1,000 silver and gold coins worth about $1 million from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck off Florida’s coast. What do you…
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Morgan Wallen Issues Apology After Genealogy Report Reveals His Family Never Owned Slaves

NASHVILLE, TN—Stating that he was “horrified and deeply ashamed,” country singer Morgan Wallen issued an apology Thursday after a genealogy report revealed his family had…

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8,500-Year-Old Settlement Lost To Rising Sea Discovered Off Denmark’s Coast

In Denmark’s Bay of Aarhus, archaeologists have discovered an 8,500-year-old Stone Age settlement that has been preserved like a time capsule underwater. What do you…
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Former Japanese Internment Camp Used As Immigrant Detention Center

The Trump administration opened a massive tent-style immigration detention camp at Fort Bliss, a location once used to intern Japanese people during WWII, raising fresh…
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Evidence Suggests Easter Island Heads Were Gifts From Overbearing Mother-In-Law

IOWA CITY, IA—Shedding light on the age-old mystery surrounding the monolithic statues, a new study published Thursday in the Journal Of Archaeological Science found evidence…
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White House Evaluates Smithsonian For Alignment With Trump

The White House ordered a sweeping review of Smithsonian museum exhibits to ensure alignment with President Trump’s vision of American exceptionalism, even as the Smithsonian…
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All The Demands Trump Is Making Of The Smithsonian

The White House has announced they will be reviewing all exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution in order “to assess tone, historical framing, and alignment with…
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Georgia Home Older Than Planet Earth

The cherry tomato-sized meteorite that pierced the roof of a home near Atlanta has been confirmed to be about 4.56 billion years old, making it…