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Atlas Obscura
Pensão Amor in Lisbon, Portugal
Walk down Pink Street in Lisbon’s Cais do Sodré and you’ll eventually find a door that looks like it has secrets. Pensão Amor building is a former brothel that has been transformed into a surprising space in Lisbon's port district. Cais…
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Historic Mysteries
The Loveland Frogman: How a 1972 Police Sighting Became an Ohio Legend
In March 1972 two Loveland police officers reported a strange animal by the Little Miami River. One later said it was a tailless iguana he shot, yet the Frogman legend gained a musical and a festival. The post The Loveland Frogman: How a…
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Scientists discover two adorable species of howler monkey in the Amazon — and they're already endangered
A genetic analysis has identified two previously unrecognized species of howler monkey that change these primates' evolutionary tree.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Archaeologists in England Discovered 8,000 Roman-Era Frog Bones in a Single Ditch. They Just Solved the Mystery of How the Amphibians Ended Up There
New research suggests that medium-sized birds of prey such as short-eared owls feasted on the frogs during a "short, intensive predation event" some 1,700 years ago
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Smithsonian Magazine
This Four-Person NASA Crew Spent Over a Year on 'Mars.' Here's What They Did for 378 Days in a Simulated Martian Habitat
An intense selection process and long preparation helped set the crew up for cohabitation in a 3D-printed replication of the Red Planet's environment in Houston. There, they practiced Marswalks, disrupted communications with people on…
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Historic Mysteries
The Shag Harbour UFO: What Did Witnesses See off Nova Scotia in 1967?
On October 4, 1967, witnesses including an RCMP corporal saw lights descend toward the sea off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. Police, the Coast Guard and navy divers searched and found nothing they could explain. The post The Shag Harbour…
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The National Portrait Gallery Wasn't Allowed to Acquire Photographs When It Opened in 1968. Fifty Years Later, the Smithsonian Museum's Collection Has Grown to 11,000 Photos and Counting
A new exhibition at the Washington, D.C. gallery celebrates half a century of collecting through portraits spanning the history of photography. Featured figures include President Abraham Lincoln, journalist Ida B. Wells and inventor…
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Unexplained Mysteries
Fresh doubts surround declassified FBI report of 'black triangle' UFO
AARO's former director Sean Kirkpatrick has poured cold water on the alleged incident due to a lack of evidence. Among some of the most recent files ...
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Live Science
Romans carefully dismantled statue of emperor when they withdrew from Scotland 1,800 years ago, leaving only his foot behind
A mysterious bronze foot found in a bog was likely once part of a monumental statue of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, who tried to conquer Scotland.
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Live Science
Astronomers confirm a tiny new moon is orbiting Earth, and it'll stick around for the holidays
A tiny asteroid entered Earth's orbit in April and is expected to leave in January. Meet the minimoon 2026 QQ8.
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The National Archives
Service update: global Microsoft Outlook outage
Microsoft Outlook is currently experiencing a global outage. As a result, some of our services and email communications are affected.
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The Daily Grail
News Briefs 13-11-2026
You don’t need to be a Chinese spy to get me to share today’s Grail news briefs with you! Quote of the Day All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once. Terry Pratchett The post News Briefs 13-11-2026 appeared first on The Daily…
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Bronze Age casting moulds, hoard found in Bavaria
Two rare stone casting molds for a sword and a jewelry pendant from the Bronze Age Urnfield culture (1300-800 B.C.) have been discovered in Großeibstadt, Lower Franconia, Bavaria. The intact half of a mold for a tanged sword is unique on…
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