A British schoolboy has broken a world record for biggest-ever carp caught for a junior angler. Callum Pettit, 11, snared a common carp that weighed a whopping 96lbs 10ozs – just 4lbs lighter than him – on a fishing trip in Reims, France with his father. The record is even more impressive when the adult record is …
Brave fisherman Kai Survance and his friend leapt into action to rescue a sea turtle from almost certain death in the jaws of a hungry tiger shark in The Bahamas A tiger shark’s meaty meal on a helpless sea turtle was dramatically interrupted by a couple of brave heroes. The fishermen filmed their extraordinary rescue of a …
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The oldest known gold artifacts were found in the Varna Necropolis, a burial site dating back to 4,560-4,450 BC, on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea. Internationally considered to be one of the key prehistoric archaeological sites in the world, the Varna Necropolis (also known as the Varna Cemetery) is a large burial site …
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When was the human face first portrayed? Most probably in (Roman) Egypt, about 2,000 years ago. The Faiyum mummy portraits are regarded as the oldest portrayal of the human face, according to Egyptian Geographic. For the first time in history, these portrays showcased the human face from the front, instead of depicting the person laterally. …
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Dated to between 200 and 100 B.C., the stealthy geoglyph is thought to be older than any others previously discovered in Peru’s Nazca region. “[It] was about to disappear because it’s situated on quite a steep slope that’s prone to the effects of natural erosion,” Peru’s Ministry of Culture explains. Peru’s Ministry of Culture The 120-feet-long …
The legendary steamboat Arabia was lying buried beneath a farmer’s field. Image credit: Arabia Steamboat Museum In the 19th century, a legend was circulating among the farms near Kansas City, about an old steamboat that was buried somewhere under a cornfield. According to the stories, the wreck was full of gold and hundreds of barrels …
Modern concrete, including its vital ingredient Portland cement, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. But it could all change with a new discovery. Drilling for Roman concrete samples in Tuscany in 2003. Photo: J. P. Oleson Our obsession with concrete accounts for around 5 percent of human-induced emissions. A third of the damage …
Built by the Nazca people during the pre-Columbian period of Peruvian history, the Cantalloc Aqueducts continue to serve their original purpose, with local farmers still relying on this them to bring water to the arid region. Recently, a team of researchers led by Rosa Lasaponara from the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis examined satellite …
A bizarre sea monster that is more than double the length of a human and has a hellish red and silver colour scheme has been found in Mexico. But many societies fear what sightings of it bring How would you feel about stumbling across this on the beach? (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A massive snake-like fish …
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It is not known when humans first began making clothing due to the fast deterioration of fabrics and materials, but genetic analysis estimates that humans began wearing clothing 170 millennia ago! According to archaeological finds possible sewing needles have been dated to around 40,000 years ago and the earliest dyed fibres date back to 36,000 …
