Read more about the article U-Boat Vet Who Inspired ‘Das Boot’ Dies Aged 107
Picture shows Friedrich Grade, 107, undated. He died asleep peacefully in a retirement home near Bornheim, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Newsflash)

U-Boat Vet Who Inspired ‘Das Boot’ Dies Aged 107

A U-boat submarine World War II veteran said to have inspired the 1981 film 'Das Boot' has died aged 107 in Germany. Friedrich Grade served as chief engineer aboard the…

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Read more about the article Remains Of US Bomber Crewman Recovered From Malta Seabed
Divers explore the B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft of the coast of Malta, undated. They found and brought up the remains of Irving R. Newman an American World War II airman missing in action since 1943. (University of Malta, Timmy Gambin/Newsflash)

Remains Of US Bomber Crewman Recovered From Malta Seabed

The remains of a US airman whose bomber crashed in flames into the sea off the coast of Malta during World War II have been recovered after the plane was…

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Read more about the article Incredible Seabed Footage Of Wrecks Of Battle Of Midway
The chrysanthemum flower crest, an honored imperial symbol of Japan, can still be seen prominently on the bow of IJN Akagi 81 years after the aircraft carriers sinking. Photo recorded by Ocean Exploration Trusts ROV Atalanta on September 10, 2023. Ocean Exploration Trusts visual survey of the Japanese aircraft carrier is the first time anyone has seen the vessel since sinking during June 1942s Battle of Midway. (Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA/Newsflash)

Incredible Seabed Footage Of Wrecks Of Battle Of Midway

Grim remains from one of the most important naval conflicts of World War II have been revealed by a new ocean-bed study of ships sunk in the Battle of Midway.…

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Read more about the article Human Skull With False Eye And Rotten Teeth Found In Charity Box
Photo shows the human scull found in a box donated to a Goodwill in Arizona on Tuesday, September 05, 2023. Goodwill manager called the cops. (Goodyear Police Dept/Newsflash)

Human Skull With False Eye And Rotten Teeth Found In Charity Box

A horrified charity shop manager called in police when she found a grisly human skull left on the donations box. The grim donation - still with a blue glass eye…

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Read more about the article Hero WWII Pilot’s Body Found 79 Years After He Crashed
WW II pilot Fred L. Brewer Jr., 23, poses in undated photo. He went missing in late 1944, his remains were found an identified on Aug. 10, 2023. (DoD/Newsflash)

Hero WWII Pilot’s Body Found 79 Years After He Crashed

A hero black US fighter pilot's remains have been found 79 years after he went missing during a mission during World War II, it has emerged. Second Lt. Fred L.…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer
Photo shows an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century BC showing evidence of sewing, indicating that it must have been part of the oldest-known book, undated. The fragment was found in 1902 in the wrapping of a mummy. (Uni Graz,Kernasenko/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer

A scrap of papyrus left on a museum shelf for a hundred years has been found to be a page from what experts say is the oldest book ever written…

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Read more about the article Ancient Roman Building Was Right Under Their Feet
Image shows part of the exposed walls with the room layout already recognisable, undated photo. The remains of the floor construction are still preserved in the foreground of the picture. (ADA Zug, David Jecker/Newsflash)

Ancient Roman Building Was Right Under Their Feet

A massive ancient Roman building dating back 2,000 years has been discovered just inches under the surface of a gravel pit in the Swiss Alps. The complex was so close…

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Read more about the article 4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death
Image shows the grave of a man aged 22-27, undated photo. He died of the plague around 4,000 years ago at a burial ground in the municipality of Drasenhofen, Lower Austria State, Austria. (OeAW, Archaeprotect/Newsflash)

4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death

The 4,000-year-old bodies of two prehistoric men have been identified as among the world's oldest known plague victims. The two Early Bronze Age corpses - aged between 22 and 30…

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Read more about the article Huge Find Of Artillery Shells From WWII Exploded On Tourist Beach After Found By Swimmer
Photo shows an artillery shell found in a beach zone in Sile, Istanbul, Turkey, undated. The Istanbul provincial administration said on July 30 that the Turkish navy had discovered 28 shells on the seabed of the Black Sea while diving in the Sofular area. (CEN)

Huge Find Of Artillery Shells From WWII Exploded On Tourist Beach After Found By Swimmer

A deadly haul of unexploded artillery shells from World War II discovered by holidaymakers under the water near a beach in Turkey are destroyed in a controlled explosion. Police and…

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Read more about the article German Museum Robbed Of EUR 113M Gets EUR 1M Chess Set Gifted To Mark 300th Anniversary
Image shows the chess set, undated photo. Its figures were made by Paul Heermann, Dresden, Germany, in 1705, while the board box was made by Paul Solanier, Augsburg, Germany, between 1705-1709. (Galerie Kugel, Paris, Guillaume Benoit/Newsflash)

German Museum Robbed Of EUR 113M Gets EUR 1M Chess Set Gifted To Mark 300th Anniversary

A museum in Germany that lost treasures worth EUR 113 million when it was robbed in 2019 has received a chess set worth nearly EUR one million as a present…

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