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What They Found Forgotten On A French Farm Is An Incredible Discovery Worth At Least £12 Million

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Burried under piles of newspapers, and left rusting in sheds and barns was a collection of millions-worth of vintage automobiles. When entrepreneur Roger Baillon (owner of the collection) passed away around a decade ago, the cars were passed on to his family. It wasn't until Baillon's grandchildren called in auctioneers did they find out that what they neglected in their grandfather’s farm since the 1970s are worth millions. A press release by Artcurial Motorcars on May 12, 2014 announced the amazing discovery of 60 classic vintage cars that have been tucked away under various rusting corrugated iron shelters and outbuildings in a family farm in France. Neglected for 50 years, the “collectors’ cars” are of major labels such as Ferrari, Maserati and dozens other vintage sports cars. Take a look at this incredible discovery: via DailyMail │ photo: SWNS.com Car specialists and Artcurial Motorcars auctioneers Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff evaluate the exten...
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History's Most Significant Piece Of Needlework

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King Edward the Confessor enthroned and Harold Godwinson at Winchester as depicted in Scene 1 of the Bayeux Tapestry. (Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Putting needle and thread to cloth is a necessary and utilitarian task, but in some cases, it can also be an art form and even a type of record keeping. Such was the case with the Bayeux Tapestry. This remarkable of work of embroidery recounts the events leading up to the Norman Invasion of 1066, when William, Duke of Normandy, sailed to England to face King Harold II in the Battle of Hastings. The Bayeux Tapestry The Bayeux Tapestry measures about 230 feet by 20 inches and depicts 70 scenes in total, although experts believe a few panels may be missing. One panel in particular gets a lot of attention because it seems to show Halley's Comet , making it one of the earliest recorded images of the famous comet. Detail of Halley's Comet. (Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons) Who Made...
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Man Accidentally Uncovers A 50,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site When He Went To Pee In The Woods

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Adnyamathanha country can be found at the northern end of the Flinders Ranges in Australia. It was here that one of the country’s most major archaeological find was made...purely by accident. Clifford Coulthard and another researcher, Giles, ventured deep into Australia to study ancient aboriginals, but they weren’t having any luck. Then, Clifford wandered away from the group to answer “nature’s call” and this is when he found something amazing completely by accident... Looking for a private area where he could relieve himself, Clifford walked up a narrow path where he found a spring surrounded by spectacular rock markings. Curious, he followed the trail of artwork—and what he found was a 50,000-year-old archaeological wonder. It was an aboriginal rock shelter! Clifford noticed that the walls of the shelter were black from smoke—a sign that humans had, indeed, made this their home. Excited, he rushed back and alerted Giles. Once Giles saw the site, he agreed t...
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Outhouses and Night Soil Men: New York City Before the Invention of Indoor Plumbing and Indoor Toilets

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More than a century ago, New Yorkers only had a few choices when it came to their lavatory needs— either to visit an outhouse or make use of a chamber pot. When indoor toilets were first introduced during the second half of the 19th century, it didn't instantly gain popularity. Initially, a few residents feared that this contemporary invention would bring poisonous gases into their homes that would lead to illness or even death. A number of New Yorkers relied exclusively on outhouses in backyards and alleys until the late 19th century. Some residents had their own outhouses, but others living in a tenement would have shared toilets with their neighbors. The outhouse to resident ratio differs, but most tenements had three to four outhouses, with over 100 people living in that building. Individuals were meant to share a single outhouse with nearly 25 to 30 of their neighbors. This leads to common problems such as long line-ups and limited privacy. If bathroom visits w...
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Unknown Photographer Captured Wonderful Photos of Germany From the 1900s

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This set of vintage black and white photographs were from a 1904 European trip of an unknown traveller. These random images allow us to take a peek into the everyday life of Germany more than 100 years ago. See for yourself.   Tourists at the Frauenkirche, Nürnberg Tower and wall, Nürnberg Women in market, Bayreuth,Bavaria Zwinger Palace, Dresden, Germany Armillarsphere, Potsdam At a market in Bayreuth, Germany At a market in Nürnberg Building shocks, Germany Dresden city view Cutting hay with oxen, Germany Friedens-Engel memorial in Munchen German man and a couple Ladies leaving church, Germany Linderhof, Ludwig II's Palace in Bavaria Market in Bayreuth Market, Nürnberg, Germany Men killing time, Germany Ornate building in Germany Replica windmill in Sans Souci Park, Potsdam Roadside shrines, Germany Rooftop view in Nürnberg, Germany Stone wall in Nürnberg
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TOPSHOT - The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sit on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) The massive container ship that smashed into a high-traffic bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, this morning has previously collided with infrastructure while docking, according to reports. Container ship DALI collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, collapsing a portion of the bridge and resulting in what authorities suspect is a mass casualty event. According to previous reports, this is not the first time DALI has struck city infrastructure while transporting goods — a similar but far less serious incident was reported in 2016, according to contemporaneous reports. DALI collided with a stone wall at a dock in Antwerp, Belgium, in the afternoon of July 11, 2016, according to a Maritime News report. The container ship suffered damage and was docked for ...
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