Spain’s Stonehenge revealed: Prehistoric circle of 150 stones 2,000 years older than Britain’s famed monument emerges from the depths of a reservoir after drought causes water to drop to a quarter of its usual level

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An ancient wonder got fully revealed. The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge. Image credit: Pleonr The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge, is a circle of dozens of megalithic stones that are believed to date back to 5000 BC. Now, as an unexpected side-effect of the country’s cruelest …

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There Are 17 Trees Growing on Top of This Chapel in Greece But Their Roots Are Nowhere to Be Seen

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St Theodora’s tiny chapel in Central Peloponese, Greece, is definitely a miracle of nature, and for the believers, a sign of God’s might. Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of the Church of Agia Theodora without any visual evidence of roots. Image credit: Atlas Obscura Considered as one of the most beautiful …

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Meet the First Woman Mountaineers, Who Had to Climb in Dresses to Remain Decent

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Decades before women even had the right to vote, they were climbing to the top of the highest mountains in Europe and elsewhere – wearing skirts and corsets. Lucy Smith and Pauline Ranken, members of the Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, climb the Salisbury Crags cliff in large boots and dresses. Edinburgh, 1908, colorized. Harnesses were …

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The Oldest Wooden Staircase Ever Found Dates Back to 3,400 Years Ago and Is Perfectly Preserved

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Did you know that the oldest wooden staircase in Europe is located at Salzwelten Hallstatt? And that it is almost 3,400 years old? Naturally, nobody trudges up and down those ancient stairs anymore, but you can still marvel at this amazing historical structure. Image credit: A. W. Rausch/Naturhistorisches Museum Wien In 2002, the wooden staircase …

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This Is the Only City in the World to be Surrounded by Completely Intact Roman Walls

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Built almost 2000 years ago, they surround the entire old town. Image credit: eyeofmycanon Lugo is a city in the Autonomous Region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is the only city in the world to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 meters (33 to 49 …

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Amazing Before & After Pictures of an Ancient Greek Stadium Excavation and the Story Behind Them

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The following before & after pictures of the excavation of the Ancient Greek stadium of Magnesia have made rounds in social media, and with a reason. Here’s the story behind them. Image credit: Orhan Bingöl / @archaeologyart Until 1984, one could only guess that there might be an ancient stadium hiding underground in a horseshoe-shaped …

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Brit angler caught one of ‘world’s largest goldfish’ that took 25 minutes to reel in

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A British angler has broken the world record for catching the world’s biggest known goldfish, aptly nicknamed The Carrot which is believed to be around 20-years-old Angler Andy Hackett with his record-breaking goldfish (Image: JasonCrowther/BNPS) A Brit has reeled in an absolute whopper of a goldfish that dwarfs any found at a fairground. Andy Hackett, …

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Terrifying creepy-looking fish with ‘human teeth’ chases diver and chomps on his leg

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Alex Pikul, 31, was enjoying a picturesque dive along the coast of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt when a horrifying triggerfish that looked like it ‘had dentures’ charged at his leg and attacked him The triggerfish’s odd human-like teeth sunk into the diver’s leg (Image: Kennedy News / Mar Hosted Trips) An unlucky bloke was …

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Ultra-rare ‘living fossil’ beast older than the dinosaurs caught by stunned fishermen

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Fisherman Keith Dees and his son Huntley were shocked after landing a record-breaking ‘living fossil’ fish when on their annual Thanksgiving fishing trip last November This beast dates back over 100m years, 35m years before the last dinosaurs went extinct (Image: Facebook/keith.dees.37) A father and son fishing trip ended with the pair landing a record-breaking beast that is older than …

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Stunned British Fisherman Catches Ultra-Rare Blue Lobster, Dubbed ‘One in 2 Million,’ and Immediately Releases It

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Despite a find that scientists reckon comes with roughly a one in two million chance, a lifelong fisherman threw the ultra-rare and totally blue crustacean back into the ocean A fisherman has been left stunned after he pulled an incredibly rare blue lobster up from the ocean. Stuart Brown, 28, from Bangor, County Down, in Northern Ireland, said the …

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