Read more about the article Old Woman Aged 90 Used Odd-Looking Hammer For 20 Years That Was In Reality Live Grenade
An old woman uses a grenade as a hammer in Xiangyang, Hubei, Sunday, Jun. 23, 2024. She used it for more than 20 years. (Baokang Public Security/AsiaWire)

Old Woman Aged 90 Used Odd-Looking Hammer For 20 Years That Was In Reality Live Grenade

Emergency services tell a 90-year-old woman that the "hammer" she has been using to bang in nails for 20 years is actually a live grenade. The woman, named as Grandma…

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Read more about the article 1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle
Image shows a chess piece, a game piece, and dice from the 11th/12th century, undated photo. The finds were discovered at an archaeological excavation at Burgstein, Germany, in 2022. (University of Tuebingen, Victor Brigola/Newsflash)

1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle

An ancient chess knight dating back 1,000 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ruins of a long-lost castle in Germany. The previously unknown site, in the mountains of…

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Read more about the article Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar
Image shows OeAI archaeologist Hanna Parow-Souchon (right), undated photo. She explained the location of the mammoth bones to the Langenlois City Councillor for Culture Sonja Fragner (centre) and the owner of the wine cellar Andreas Pernestorfer (left). (OeAW-OeAI, Th. Einwoegerer/Newsflash)

Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar

An Austrian vintner has made a remarkable discovery after stumbling upon 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his cellar for the coming harvest. Winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer was stunned when he came…

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Read more about the article Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter
An ancient locust tree catches fire in Yangquan, Shanxi, China, undated. The fire parts are mainly concentrated in the roots and branches of trees. (70147750966/AsiaWire)

Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter

Locals from a small village in China were devasted after they discovered a 2,200-year-old sacred tree burning after somehow catching fire in the middle of winter. Witnesses immediately reported the…

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Read more about the article 130-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Male Mosquitoes Could Have Been Blood-Suckers, Too
Photo shows a male mosquito fossil that sucked dinosaur blood 130 years ago and it was found near Hammana, Lebanon, undated. The fossil proved that also the male mosquitoes could suck blood back then. (Chinese Academy of Sciences/AsiaWire)

130-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Male Mosquitoes Could Have Been Blood-Suckers, Too

A new study led by expert palaeontologists has revealed that male mosquitoes also used to suck blood back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and only later moved to a diet…

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Read more about the article Ancient 2,300-Year-Old Mirror Found In Grave Of General’s Mistress
Photo shows a rare mirror found in the 2,300-year-old grave of a Greek courtesan in Jerusalem, Israel, undated. The well-preserved artifact is found alongside remains, likely of a young woman accompanying a high Hellenic army official on a tour of the Holy Land. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Ancient 2,300-Year-Old Mirror Found In Grave Of General’s Mistress

An ancient Greek mirror unearthed in Israel is believed to have belonged to the mistress of one of Alexander the Great's generals, it has emerged. The 2,300-year-old bronze box mirror…

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Read more about the article Six-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Found Had Its Lunch In Its Stomach
Reconstruction of the extinct owl Miosurnia diurna perched in a tree with its last meal of a small rodent, overlooking extinct three-toed horses and rhinos with the rising Tibetan Plateau on the horizon. (IVPP, Zheng Qiuyang/AsiaWire)

Six-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Found Had Its Lunch In Its Stomach

Scientists are expecting to make major advances in discovering how owls evolved after this remarkably well-preserved skeleton of an extinct species that lived more than 6 million years ago was…

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Read more about the article Three Adorable Young Lambs Whose Mum Died At Birth Adopted And Raised By Dog In Animal Shelter
Female lamb Mariechen and female dog Rosi cuddling at the Pfotenhilfe located in the Austrian municipality of Lochen am See. (PFOTENHILFE/Newsflash)

Three Adorable Young Lambs Whose Mum Died At Birth Adopted And Raised By Dog In Animal Shelter

Three lambs who were taken in by an animal shelter after their mum died giving birth have formed an unbreakable bond with a female dog in their new home. The…

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Read more about the article Mysterious 500 Year Old Shrunken Heads Had Lips Sewn Shut To Keep Evil Spirits Trapped Inside Them
One of the four shrunken heads that were thought to be from the Jivaro tribe of South American origin found in the operation carried out by the police in Izmir, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Mysterious 500 Year Old Shrunken Heads Had Lips Sewn Shut To Keep Evil Spirits Trapped Inside Them

Experts studying these mysterious 500-year-old shrunken heads from the Amazon that were seized from a smuggler during a raid in Turkey revealed they all had their lips sewn shut to…

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