Picture shows the plastic bottle produced 25 years ago in Guanabara Bay, Brazil, undated. The Coca-Cola bottle was from a commemorative batch of the 1998 World Cup, whose label features caricatures of the players who would lose the final to France. (Newsflash)

Fishermen Find 1998 Coke Bottle From France Football World Cup Washed Up On Beach

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 31, 2023

Fishermen in Brazil were left shocked after discovering a Coca-Cola bottle that was produced for the France football World Cup in 1998. The discovery in Guanabara Bay, in the state…

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Picture shows Placa de Valencina, undated. Researcher Juan Jose Negro suggests that the owl-shaped slate plates from 5,000 years ago could have been created by children to be used as toys, in a study conducted at the Donana Biological Station, in Sevilla, Spain. (Museo Arqueologico de Sevilla, Ministerio de Cultura/CEN)

Scientists Reveal First-Ever Mass Produced Children’s Toy Is 5,000-Year Slate Bird

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 9, 2022

Forget Lego, Barbie or even teddy bears, the world's first-ever kids toy craze was actually carved slate owls covered with real feathers according to latest research. Scientists believe the owls…

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Photo shows aerial photo of the current excavation area east of the ring sanctuary of Pommelte, Germany, undated. Evidence of Germany's first brewery have been excavated at the site. (Landesamt fur Denkmalpflege und Archaologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Matthias Zirm/Newsflash)

People Produced Beer In German Stonehenge Over 4,000 Years Ago

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 2, 2022

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient brewery dating back to over 4,000 years ago in the so-called German Stonehenge. The find, believed to be central Germany's first brewery, was excavated at…

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Toblerone will relocate parts of the production to Bratislava in Slovakia. (Newsflash)

Swiss Legend Toblerone Slopes Off

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 12, 2022

The iconic triangular chocolate bars made by Toblerone will soon no longer be produced exclusively in Switzerland. The bar's choccy peaks are said to be a tribute to the Swiss…

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Aerial view of landfill described in the new study. (Tim Roberts Photography/Newsflash)

Methane From Waste Created By Landfill Ecosystems Should Be Harvested Say Experts

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:May 5, 2022

Scientists are urging a rethink on the way landfill sites that every year absorb billions of tons of solid waste manage the gas produced which they say could be a…

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Illustrative image: A view of Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon, the USA. (Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey/Newsflash)

NASA Tracks Earths Forest Canopy From Space

• Post author:Martin Barillas
• Post published:April 28, 2022

NASA has announced that it has made a near-global estimate of forest biomass and the carbon it stores, thanks to its Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI). Until now, scientists had…

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The white strawberry flavored with pineapple in Spain. (Newsflash)

Spanish Producers Rush To Launch Popular White Strawberry With Pineapple Taste

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:February 17, 2022

Juicy white strawberries with a pineapple flavour have been launched by producers in Spain. The white berry, named 'pineberry' for the UK market, where it was first made available in…

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The legendary Soviet tank, T-26, was put for sale for more than GBP 60.000 in Krasnodar, Russia, on 8th November 2021. (Avito/CEN)

Restored Soviet WWII Tank Goes On Sale For GBP 60K

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:December 13, 2021

A Soviet World War II tank has been put up for sale for over GBP 60,000 after being damaged in battle and painstakingly restored by its latest owner over two…

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University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla in the city of Santander in the Spanish autonomous community of Cantabria

Doctors Find 80% Of COVID-19 Patients Deficient In Vitamin D

• Post author:Juan Fernandez Mayes
• Post published:November 2, 2020

Doctors in Spain have found that over 80 percent of COVID-19 patients have shown deficient levels of a prehormone produced from vitamin D. The study was published on the online…

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Flu Drug Mass Produced In China Now In Use In Turkey

• Post author:Anastasia Smirnova
• Post published:March 30, 2020

A Japanese flu medicine being mass produced in China has been sent to Turkey where it is being used to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, according to Turkish officials. The decision…

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