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Crime Ledger With 500 Victorian-Era Mug Shots Saved From Landfill, Sells at Auction for $11,800

A book of Victorian mug shots is now on the third leg of its long life, though it doesn’t possess a history quite as storied as the people whose photographs plaster its 500 pages. Saved from being tossed in a dumpster four decades ago, the ledger covers criminal records from all over England during the […]

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Jim Spencer holds the book of Victorian mugshots

Queen Victoria Was a Fan of “Textspeak” — and Scotch Whiskey, According to a New Discovery

Here’s something Queen Victoria unexpectedly had in common with many of today’s smartphone users: the propensity to shorten words.  The queen was an avid diarist and kept a regular journal throughout her reign (1837-1901), so historians have ample evidence to back up this claim. But there’s been a new discovery that has provided further insight

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a stack of aged letters from Queen Victoria featuring textspeak

“Ultra-Rare” 1913 Liberty Head Nickel Sells for Whopping $4.2M — One of Only Five in Existence

Sometimes a nickel isn’t worth just 5 cents. Last week, one from 1913 sold for a whopping $4.2 million dollars.  The nickel in question, called the Walton 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, was acquired by GreatCollections auction house and boasts “one of the greatest stories to ever be told in U.S. numismatics,” per a press release. 

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Pilots Discover They’re Long-Lost Sisters — And Had Likely Crossed Paths Before

Tammy Holloway-Servedio, a private pilot and senior manager for United Airlines, grew up as an only child. So when her mother passed away a few months before Christmas in 2019, almost 20 years after her father’s death, she found herself feeling alone as the holidays approached. But in a miraculous twist of fate, she was

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the pilot sisters stand next to each other in the airport smiling with hands on their hips

Meet the Weightlifting Grandma, 80, Who Can Bench Press Over 200 Pounds: “I Want to Inspire Other Women”

Grandmothers are forces to be reckoned with. Many provide wonderful blessings to their families — namely things like unconditional love, wisdom, and unending home-cooked meals. But that’s far from where their roles ends — certain groovy grandmas have let their age serve as inspiration to maximize their sunset years. They’ve have been known to dance

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How Mexico’s Locals Are Trying to Save Its Historic “Mexican Caviar”

Eggs have been a healthy breakfast staple for thousands of years. Even the Aztec emperor Montezuma is said to have eaten them with his morning summer meals, according to the BBC — though his weren’t from a chicken, but an insect, the Axayácatl fly. Ahuautle, also known as “Mexican caviar,” was considered a food of

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October Is National Pizza Month! Celebrate With These Delicious Deals

Whether you prefer Chicago or New York-style, pineapple or pepperoni, stuffed crust or cauliflower, there’s one thing the majority can agree on: Pizza is simply the best.  In celebration of National Pizza Month this October, pie makers nationwide are serving up delectable deals and cooking up cool contests.  Read on to find out about events

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October is National Pizza Month

This Tiny German Town Is Entirely off the (Energy) Grid

Germany adopted its Energiewende (energy transition) approach, based on the Energiekonzept (“energy concept”) policy published in 2010,  to increase its use of renewable energies and end reliance on nuclear power altogether. Despite the government’s acknowledgement that it would be a costly endeavor, it was highly supported by Germans — and it’s been successful.  The town of

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Beautiful summer landscape with cow and wind turbine

Jim Metzner Collected the World’s Sounds for Over 50 Years. Now They’ll Be Preserved at the Library of Congress

For the last five decades, recordist Jim Metzner has dedicated his life to sound. Everywhere from the bottom of the ocean off the coast of New York to panda habitats in Tibet and Jupiter’s intense radio storms, he leaned in to listen, sharing much of what he heard on his long-running radio series, Pulse of

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Artist Creates Stunning Charcoal Portraits on Ice Floes in Finland’s Freezing Ocean: See Photos

American artist David Popa is committed to his craft — so much so that when the 29-year-old became intrigued by the idea of what it would look like to paint on ice, he dove into the freezing ocean off the coast of Finland to find out. Alone with his supplies, he spent hours in the

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an aerial view of a massive ice portrait featuring the profile of a mans face with closed eyes
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