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Takanori Oguiss Painting Found in Closet
"Twice she almost threw it away. But something told her to keep it. “You never know - it just might be worth something,” she said.... more

André Breton's Surrealist Manifesto sold at auction in France
"The only known complete copy of André Breton's Surrealist Manifesto, which defined one of the great art movements of the 20th century, is to stay in France after a museum bought it along with eight other manuscripts for 3.2 million euros... more

Crystal Skulls Fuel Controversy
"Many believe these skulls were carved thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago by an ancient Mesoamerican civilization... more

Childhood 'toy' revealed as ancient Persian relic
"An ancient gold cup mysteriously acquired by an English scrap metal dealer is expected to fetch close to a million dollars at auction after languishing for years in a shoe box under its current owner's bed.... more

Drought Reveals Submerged Medieval Church
"The valley housing the town had been flooded in the 1960s to create a reservoir for the Catalonia region, leaving just the bell tower breaking through the waves of an artificial lake... more

Vandals damage Stonehenge
"The night-time attack by two men last week involved the central megalith in the 5,000-year-old ring of standing stones... more

Eighth grader finds 100 year old beer
"He went home, got online and found a history of Texas breweries that listed Esser as the proprietor of San Antonio-based Lone Star Bottling Works in 1891. It was later bought by Anheuser-Busch... more

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