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Archaeologists discovered the pink-tinted pearl inside the room of an ancient structure being dug out on Marawah Island, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and TourismDubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl,’ the 8,000-year-old treasure will soon be on display for the public. A tiny yet valuable discovery was made at an archaeological site off the coast of Abu Dhabi and will soon be on display to the public: An 8,000-year-old pearl that is believed to be the oldest ever found....

A decade ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, changing the face of consumer technology. Both Jobs and his company are often revered, but there’s a disturbing dark side to both. Steve Jobs debuts the first iPhone. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Nearly a decade ago today, Steve Jobs stood on a stage in San Francisco and unveiled the first iPhone, a moment which birthed an imminent ‘death of the PC’ and the rise of the smartphone selfie (the original selfie is at least a century old)....

“There is a violent woman over here hitting my mom, she also hit me,” the owners’ son said to 9-1-1 dispatchers. Macomb Daily NewsJade Anderson and the sign on the restaurant’s door the following afternoon. In a bizarre incident at a Chinese restaurant in Mount Clemons, Mich., a woman unhappy with her food order wound up biting off a chunk of the restaurant owner’s ear. The Macomb Daily reported that Jade Anderson ordered from China 1 Restaurant on the evening of June 28....

When Studio Ghibli announced the re-tooling and possible closing of their company this past summer, many of us to took a look back on some of the production studio’s finest films. Many of us grew up during Studio Ghibli’s heyday, shortly after it was created in 1985. It’s no secret that these films possess beautiful animation and the unforgettable stories, but there’s more going on behind the scenes of these animated classics than most of us realize....

The rise and fall of “the crossroads of the world.” Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 31Longacre Square, not long before it became “Times Square.” Circa 1900. Bettmann/Getty Images 2 of 31Looking northwest down 42nd Street from Broadway, where the iconic One Times Square now stands. 1898. Wikimedia Commons 3 of 31The view from the north in Longacre Square over an excavation for subway construction....

These famous Benjamin Franklin quotes taken from volumes like Poor Richard’s Almanack will both inspire you and make you chuckle. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Facts That Capture The Strange And Salacious Life Of Benjamin Franklin 35 Ellis Island Immigration Photos That Capture American Diversity 27 Scathing H.L. Mencken Quotes On Politics, Religion, And The American Public...

Burglars, murderers, and bears, oh my! Explore the most insane crime news stories of the year before 2020 brings in a new batch. Scouring crime news stories is a pastime for many hoping to satisfy their morbid curiosity. Indeed, true crime has become one of the most fascinating genres in pop culture in recent years. So in an effort to keep you abreast of all of 2019’s darkest, dumbest, and weirdest crime news stories, we’ve created this roundup....

One of the recovered remains shows clear signs of a surgeon’s bone saw cutting through it, likely performed while the Battle of Waterloo raged on. Waterloo Uncovered/Chris van HoutsUntil now, only one complete skeleton has been found at the site. Most fallen soldiers were either buried in mass graves or left on the field to decompose. The Battle of Waterloo in modern-day Belgium was so bloody it left an estimated 7,000 Prussian, 15,000 Seventh Coalition, and 25,000 French casualties in its wake....

Two recently discovered fossils have revealed a human of “unknown” origin in China. Human history may have a new wrinkle. In a research paper published this week in Science, paleo-anthropologist Xiu-Jie Wu announced the discovery of two nearly intact skull caps. The skulls date back more than 100,000 years ago, and researchers say they could belong to either a new kind of human or an Asian variant of Neanderthals. The skull caps’ characteristics have led researchers to believe that owners had a mix of modern human and Neanderthal DNA, which may reveal a new thread of human development....

“I’ve worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it’s one of the stranger things that’s happened.” PixabayThe hunter, who was able to phone his family after being gored, died later at the hospital. In a karmic twist of fate, a hunter in Arkansas was recently gored to death by a deer he had shot. The deer, seemingly dead, suddenly rose back up and punctured the hunter’s body multiple times, before escaping the scene....

Welcome to Skateistan, the Afghanistan skateboard school where girls can realize the rewards of their strength without fear. In the war-ravaged lands of Afghanistan, it’s common for boys to be seen in the roads playing soccer or stick ball. Young girls, however, are not are not encouraged to participate in sports, or in most cases even seek an education past that of Islamic studies and housekeeping. Daily Mail Between that, poverty, and regional violence that makes Afghani streets an unsafe place for most, it seems that Afghanistan would be one of the last places in the world to find a skateboarding school – let alone one that boasts a 40 percent female enrollment....

Yoro, Honduras is known for little besides some agricultural exports and, oh yeah, their yearly “rain” of small, silver, fish. YouTubeLocals pick up the bounty from a fish rain or “lluvia de peces.” Sometime in the 1850s or ’60s, the Spanish missionary Father Jose Manuel Subirana visited Yoro, Honduras. After he witnessed how poor and hungry the locals were, he prayed for three days and three nights that God would provide them with food....

In 2017, historians thought that they’d hit the jackpot with this collection of Nazi artifacts. Two years later, they were revealed to be fakes. Twitter/APSome of the items uncovered in the 2017 raid of Argentina’s largest-ever stash of Nazi artifacts. Two years later, they were revealed to be fakes. In 2017, what was thought to be the largest collection of Nazi artifacts in Argentina’s history was discovered in a suburb of Buenos Aires....

Sam Mendes’ WWI drama is based on a real retreat by the German forces code-named Operation Alberich. Here’s the true story of the maneuver that prolonged the war for one more brutal year. DreamWorks PicturesGeorge MacKay in Sam Mendes’ 1917, which was inspired by the German retreat in 1917 known as Operation Alberich. Is 1917 based on a true story? Yes and no. The World War I drama, written and directed by Sam Mendes, tells the story of two young British soldiers who are ordered to cross no man’s land in order to stop a planned British attack that will likely result in the death of hundreds of soldiers....

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, wasn’t Irish, never banished the Emerald Island of snakes, and wasn’t even named Patrick. FlickrThe life of St. Patrick is filled with outlandish myths and folklore, though what is known to be true might be stranger than the fiction. We’re all very familiar with St. Patrick’s Day — even if most of the memories we accrue on March 17 are lost to the ether by March 18....

With an exquisite design and charming interior, the Hobbit House of Wales is also regarded as one of the most eco-friendly structures in the world. Though neither miniature in stature nor with hairy feet, the Dale family has the pleasure of calling a Hobbit-sized and designed house home in Wales. Aside from the exquisite design, the Hobbit House has the privilege of being regarded as one of the most eco-friendly structures in the world:...

The Resolute Desk was a peace offering gift from Queen Victoria, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Wikimedia CommonsPresident Barack Obama sitting at the Resolute Desk. When Jacqueline Kennedy moved into the White House, she immediately dove into a renovation project, hoping to restore the White House to its former glory. Since its construction, the building had been ravaged by several presidential debacles, and at least one fire. She hoped to bring new life to the place while honoring the American traditions it held....

The photograph of a South Vietnamese general executing a young Viet Cong fighter during the Tet Offensive shocked the world. Details that didn’t make the papers paint a different story. AP Photo/Eddie Adams, File It was one of the most iconic photos of the Vietnam War. At the height of the 1968 Tet Offensive, while prisoners were being rounded up in Saigon, General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan casually strolls over to a young man and shoots him in the temple....

Before Jack the Ripper terrorized London, Spring-Heeled Jack was tormenting citizens with his claws and tight-fitted clothes. Before Jack The Ripper began his reign of horror, there was another mysterious entity terrorizing the streets of London. His, or its, name was Spring-Heeled Jack. Spring-Heeled Jack was an unidentifiable assailant that began tormenting London in 1837. In the very first recorded sighting, a servant named Mary Stevens reported walking to Lavender Hill when a figure leaped out at her, grabbing her and scratching at her with his claws....

Iron Age skeletons found alongside animal sacrifices in England, Viking artifacts discovered among costume jewelry in Norway, and a hidden van Gogh uncovered in Scotland. 2,100-Year-Old Human Remains Uncovered In A Macabre Arrangement With Animal Body Parts In Southern England Bournemouth UniversityThese bizarre grave sites were uncovered amid the remains of late Iron Age round houses and storage pits near Dorset, where pre-Roman inhabitants of Britain once had a thriving settlement in approximately 100 B....