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Picture shows the brand new cars that had been forgotten at a dealership for over 20 years in Estrela, Brazil, undated. The establishment belonged to Otmar Essig, who passed away in 2022. (Newsflash/NX)

GBP 200,000 VW Treasure Trove Found In Abandoned Garage

Post author:Clive Goodman
Post published:April 28, 2025

An astonishing GBP 200,000 treasure trove of rare cars left untouched for decades has been unearthed in an abandoned dealership after it shut down more than 20 years ago. The…

Dozens of vintage Volkswagens are hidden inside a mine in Switzerland, undated. A Dutch YouTuber discovered about forty Volkswagen Golfs, Beetles and other cars. (@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath/Newsflash)

VW Beetle Graveyard Unearthed By Urban Explorer

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 19, 2024

Timewarp collection of classic VW Beetles that will have car fans bugging out at the discovery. Urban explorer Bob Thissen discovered the long-lost hoard as he explored an abandoned Swiss…

Footage shows a potato that grew huge tentacles in Shenyang, Liaoning in China, undated. The couple who was on a trip for two months were surprised when they returned. (W1_26_1998/AsiaWire )

Forgotten Potato Takes Over Kitchen

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:April 10, 2023

A long-forgotten potato left in a kitchen for months astonished a homeowner in China by sending out shoots that took over the room. The super spud sprouted at Mr Wang's…

Image shows Disney's Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, undated photo. The classic Disney character just debuted his first short in 95 years after his beginnings in the 1920s. (Disney/Newsflash)

Disney Brings Back Oswald The Lucky Rabbit After Nearly 100 Years

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:December 10, 2022

Walt Disney's original character Oswald The Lucky Rabbit who was long forgotten after he was replaced by Mickey Mouse has made a comeback for the first time in nearly 100…

Photo shows "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch from the 1640s, which was believed to be an be an imitation, undated photo. The Bredius Museum in The Hague, Netherlands, where the sketch has been on display since it was bought in 1921, has revealed, thanks to new scientific techniques, it was, in fact, painted by Rembrandt. (@MuseumBredius/Newsflash)

Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 10, 2022

Art experts in the Netherlands have claimed that a piece long thought to be an imitation was actually painted by Rembrandt himself. "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch had…

Finds from the excavations of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter

Long Lost Ancient Temple of Apollo Rediscovered After 100 Years

Post author:William McGee
Post published:January 3, 2021

Archaeologists in Cyprus have rediscovered an ancient sanctuary a century after it was found packed with priceless relics but then forgotten when it had been stripped of its artefacts that…