Pharaoh’s tomb discovered by archaeologists in Egypt Dr. Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator who is based in Philadelphia, recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery: an unknown pharaoh’s tomb, dating back 3,600 years. (Credit: Josef Wegner for the Penn Museum) Swedish archaeologists recently found an “unusual” Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced […]
A daring endurance swimmer is taking it to the next level as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the film “Jaws.” Lewis Pugh, 55, will be swimming 62 miles around the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts with the water temperature predicted to be 47 degrees. “On this swim, it’s very different: We’re just talking
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Little boy impresses dad by catching his first fish A little kid in Vonore, Tennessee, reeled in his first fish recently, to the serious delight of his dad. Adorable footage from Jaylon Beasley shows the moment his three-year-old son caught the fish all by himself after feeling a snag on the line. A West Virginia angler
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Many Americans are planning to take to the skies to get to their destinations this summer. Ahead of the season, American Airlines announced that for the period between May 16 and Sept. 2, over 715,000 flights have been booked — with July 6 predicted to be the most-traveled day. American Airlines is looking to take
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A well-preserved Ancient Roman wooden water pipe was recently uncovered in an unexpected place: the marshlands of Belgium. The discovery was announced by the city of Leuven, a city east of Brussels in Flanders, on May 7. The pipe was uncovered during an excavation on Brusselsestraat, a street that runs through the central part of
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A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make way for three new apartment buildings in the Schürmatt district of Kaiseraugst, the Canton of Aargau said in a statement. One of Switzerland’s 26
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Memorial Day weekend, which kicks off the summer, is set to break a new travel record this year. A massive 45.1 million Americans are set to travel at least 50 miles from their home during the long weekend, AAA announced. Of the millions of Americans traveling, AAA predicts 3.61 million will be flying to their
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Scientists with the Field Museum of Chicago have discovered that a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in its collection displays an array of features previously unknown when it comes to the earliest known birds, particularly a bird’s feathers, hands, feet and head. Reuters reported that the fossil is one of the best preserved and most complete of
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A tourism tax was rocking the boats in the cruise industry, imposing a charge on passengers. A $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico was voted in by the country’s congress back in December, The Associated Press reported at the time. The Non-Resident Duty was to begin collection on
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Vaping on planes can be a bit of a cloudy issue for some people who question whether flight passengers can get away with using e-cigarettes in the bathroom. One Reddit user took to the forum “r/flightattendants” to ask others, “Do you guys know when passengers vape in the bathroom?” The post garnered an array of
