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[Link] Nobody Knows What Megalodon Really Looked Like, Scientists Say
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
It’s not hard to see why Megalodon, an epic species of shark that died out some 3.6 million years ago, has captivated the public imagination and become the star of movies like The Meg.
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[Link] Archeologists Discover Two Huge Sphinxes in Egyptian Ruins
Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com
Amenhotep III’s temple is packed with artifacts and was once a resplendent feature of Luxor. However, it has been eroded by thousands of years of floods and at least one ancient earthquake.
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[Link] The Mystery of Florida's Cannonball-Eating Spanish Fort
Read: 8/12/2021 getpocket.com
The secret is inside the walls themselves.
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[Link] Ancient Gold Burial Mask Found to Be Painted With Human Blood
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
In the 1990s, archaeologists uncovered an ancient and mysterious burial ritual in Peru: in the center of the chamber was a man, seated with his upside-down skeleton painted red along with the gold mask that adorned his detached skull.
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[Link] In Search Of The First Comment
Read: 25/10/2021 hackaday.com
Are you writing your code for humans or computers? I wasn’t there, but my guess is that at the dawn of computing, people thought that they were writing for the machines.
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[Link] Mexico Built a Fake Aztec Temple Instead of Fixing the Real Sacred One
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
MEXICO CITY—A Mexican company spent a bunch of money to build a massive replica of the country's legendary Aztec pyramid, just steps from the real pyramid that the government has closed due to lack of funds.
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[Link] Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet
Read: 4/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet. Known as Si.427, the tablet bears a field plan measuring the boundaries of some land.
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[Link] Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map
Read: 8/4/2021 www.theguardian.com
Archaeologists in France have uncovered a stone with 4,000-year-old etchings they believe may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe. The engravings on the broken stone appear to resemble topological features including hills and a river network.