Read more about the article Museum Dusts Off 150 Year Old Storage Boxes And Discovers 33 New Species Of Prehistoric Snails
Pieces of the pigeon snail Mitrella viennensis, named after Vienna, with a historical label and an outdated name. (NHM Vienna, Alice Schumacher/Newsflash)

Museum Dusts Off 150 Year Old Storage Boxes And Discovers 33 New Species Of Prehistoric Snails

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Vienna’s Natural History Museum has discovered 33 new species of snails that lived millions of years ago after unboxing them from their 150-year storage. The Museum of Natural History in…

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Read more about the article Sword Used By Napoleon Bonaparte To Seize Control Of France To Be Auctioned For Millions Of Dollars
Rock Island Auction Company presents Napoleon’s Garniture, a historical collection of militaria, a symbolic set from the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. (Rock Island Auction Company/Newsflash)

Sword Used By Napoleon Bonaparte To Seize Control Of France To Be Auctioned For Millions Of Dollars

This sword used by Napoleon Bonaparte to seize control of France when he chased the revolutionary government out of office, leading to him becoming Emperor, is set to be auctioned…

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Read more about the article Holocaust Survivors From Great Britain Visits Concentration Camps, Some For The First Time In Almost 80 Years
British Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich visited former concentration camp in Bergen-Belsen in October 2021. (Newsflash)

Holocaust Survivors From Great Britain Visits Concentration Camps, Some For The First Time In Almost 80 Years

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A group of British Holocaust survivors visited the concentrations camps where they and members of the families were beaten, tortured and murdered by Nazi guards. Several members of the group…

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Read more about the article New Exhibition For Rediscovered Austrian Artist Murdered At Nazi Castle Where Mentally Ill Were Gassed
Ida Maly, self-portrait , 1917. (Neue Galerie am Universalmuseum Joanneum/Newsflash)

New Exhibition For Rediscovered Austrian Artist Murdered At Nazi Castle Where Mentally Ill Were Gassed

A new exhibition is taking place in memory of a rediscovered Austrian artist who was murdered at a Nazi castle in 1941 where the mentally ill were systematically gassed to…

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Read more about the article Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum
Anna Catharina Bischoff as she may have looked in 1786, photo montage using scientific facial reconstruction (U. Wittwer-Ofen) and a contemporary portrait - J. Jakob. (H. Belakhal, Basel/Newsflash)

Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum

The mortal remains of Boris Johnson's great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother have gone on display in a Swiss museum as part of an exhibition. The mummified remains of a woman were found by…

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Read more about the article US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Schoolkids He Photographed In 1945
Edward Roethel, the former American soldier, veteran of the Second World War sent to San Miniato in Italy, who is trying to track down the children he photographed there.

US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Schoolkids He Photographed In 1945

This American former soldier who fought in Italy during World War II before going on to become a New York City cop is on a quest to find these schoolchildren…

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Read more about the article US WWII Vet Meets German Tank Commander He Fought To Seize Bridge At Remagen To Drink Beer And Eat Saurkraut Together
Jurgen Tegethoff, 97, (left) was a Tiger Tank Commander during WWII for the German Army, pictured with Ed Cottrell, 99, (right) - a P-47 pilot whose number one priority during the war was to fly out, locate tanks, and destroy them. (Newsflash)

US WWII Vet Meets German Tank Commander He Fought To Seize Bridge At Remagen To Drink Beer And Eat Saurkraut Together

Two World War II veterans who fought on opposite sides in a battle that marked a turning point in the conflict are seen here sharing a joke after the former…

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Read more about the article US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Italian Kids He Photographed In 1945
Edward Roethel, the former American soldier, veteran of the Second World War sent to San Miniato in Italy, who is trying to track down the children he photographed there.

US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Italian Kids He Photographed In 1945

This American former soldier who fought in Italy during World War II is on a quest to find the children he photographed in 1945. Edward Roethel, a former American soldier…

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Read more about the article Customs Officials Find Giant Snail Fossils From Late Cretaceous Period In The Post
Paleontological fossil products seized by Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Customs in China.

Customs Officials Find Giant Snail Fossils From Late Cretaceous Period In The Post

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This is the moment Chinese customs officials find two incredibly beautiful paleontological fossils from the Late Cretaceous period in the post. The incident was filmed at Hangzhou International Airport in…

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Read more about the article French Queen Marie Antoinettes Diamonds Worth Millions To Be Sold At Geneva Auction
Christies will offer for auction set a pair of bracelets originally belonging to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France, made of 112 diamonds, estimated at between USD 2 and 4 million, (GBP 1,4 and 2,9 million) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9th November.

French Queen Marie Antoinettes Diamonds Worth Millions To Be Sold At Geneva Auction

These diamonds worth millions that belonged to famous French Queen Marie Antoinette are set to be sold at a Christie's auction in Geneva. The diamonds, which were set as a…

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