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The 82nd anniversary of one of World War II’s strangest sagas — the sinking of the USS Cythera off North Carolina — passed unnoticed in 2024, largely because the mystery remains unresolved.

WWII mystery turns 82: Torpedo-struck ship and its crew vanished off NC coast in 1942

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.

Buzz Aldrin Finally Reveals the Truth about the Moon Landing – "We Didn’t Go There"

No, we don’t actually believe the Moon landing was a hoax. Thankfully, there is ample evidence that can prove that we’ve been on the moon more than 50 years ago. NASA’s Moon Landings have given birth to two Massive conspiracy theories that remain present ever since mankind set foot on the Moon’s surface in 1969. Conspiracy theorists are convinced that: 1) We never actually been to the moon and 2) that we did go to the moon, but encountered an alien presence and that many photographs from the journey to the moon show evidence of massive, alien UFOs.

NASA ‘Should’ve Looked Twice Before Posting These Apollo Moon Mission Images’

A unique behind-the-scenes look at a thrift store in Canada has shone a light on the mildly depressing reality of secondhand shopping. What's In Store Fort McMurray (@whatsinstoreymm), a pre-loved clothing shop in Alberta, Canada, posted a video on TikTok showing the back room of the establishment piled high with bags upon bags of clothes. While this might seem like an ideal scenario for a thrift shop, with plenty of stock to add to rails, it does demonstrate quite how big our addiction to fashion is.

Small-town thrift store shares video of sad reality behind donated items: 'Seeing this issue displayed like this really hit me'

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In comments, many social media users suggested the images were AI-generated.

Fact Check: Papuan Fisherman Caught Giant Axolotl Sea Creature?

Interesting Engineering

The new-to-science crocodile species has been scientifically named Enalioetes schroederi.

135-million-year-old crocodile unveils secrets of dinosaur-dominated seas

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Business Insider

Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit in the lunar surface.

Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more

CBS News

Archeologists in the U.K. have unearthed more than two dozen human skeletons dating back more than 1,000 years in the garden of a hotel. The bones were first discovered last year during the planning for a new building at The Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, according to archeology firm Cotswold Archeology.Twenty-four of the skeletons were Anglo-Saxon women who were related maternally to several individuals. The other skeletons included men and children. The remains are believed to belong to members of a monastic community associated with Malmesbury Abbey, a 12th-century building of worship. The skeletons, which dated to between 670 and...

More than 2 dozen human skeletons found in hotel garden

An Iron Age-era clay statuette has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Bolsena in Italy. The figurine, depicting an unfinished female figure, was unearthed during ongoing underwater archaeological work at the Gran Carro di Bolsena site in Aiola, Italy. The statuette dates back to the 10th or 9th century BC, offering a unique glimpse into ancient craftsmanship.

Italy: 3,000-year-old clay figurine found at bottom of lake with human fingerprints

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One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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It’s tempting to imagine that the world was once home to mythical lands of beauty and abundance whose streets were lined with gold.Well, if Plato is to be believed, it’s not gold they were lined with but orichalcum. At least, in the case of Atlantis.According to the iconic Greek philosopher, the fire-coloured metal was second in value only to gold, and the legendary lost continent was a hotbed of the stuff.He frequently mentions orichalcum in his Critias dialogue in which he tells the story of Atlantis, World History Encyclopedia reports.In his account, Plato claimed that the metal was mined in...

Scientists discover metal from the 'lost city of Atlantis'

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Made from crushed bugs, this red pigment was like gold dust in ancient times.

3,800-Year-Old Red Cloth Found In Cave Of Skulls Came From Far, Far Away

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The secret to pterosaurs taking flight long before birds and bats dominated the air was wasn't feathers or hollow bones.
Although those features no doubt helped, new research shows that a lattice-like structure stopped pterosaurs' broad-ended tails fluttering like flags in the wind and instead, once stiffened, helped guide these flying reptiles into the sky.



					
			

Pterosaurs took to the skies using powered flight about 215 million years ago, the first vertebrates to do so. Although they started out small, amongst their ranks were some of the largest flying animals in Earth's history.
Like birds, pterosaurs had feathers, but they weren't birds, nor were...

Scientists Can Finally Reveal The Secret of How Pterosaurs Took Flight

The occupier was "causing significant issues for the local community through anti-social behaviour".

Illegally occupied site cleared after four years

The baby's body may have been under the floorboards of a Victorian house for more than 100 years.

Search for relatives of baby hidden a century ago

The US Sun

DIVERS have rediscovered ancient carvings featuring the face of Tutankhamun's grandfather at the bottom of the Nile River. Tutankhamun - also known as King Tut - has been a famed pharaoh ever since his tomb was found in 1922 in Egypt's Valley of Kings. Now archaeologists have stumbled across long-lost...

Divers find ancient long-lost carvings of Tutankhamun’s grandfather buried at bottom of Nile River & may unveil secrets

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

Holly Newton was stabbed multiple times by a 16-year-old boy in a town centre in January 2023.

Teen killer 'probably' hid from girl before attack

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Researchers stumped by mystery of WW2 ship

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