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Dinosaur DNA Found Remarkably Preserved in 75 Million-Year-Old Fossil

March 3, 2020 BIZZARE, SCIENCE Leave a comment

Dinosaur DNA Found Remarkably Preserved in 75 Million-Year-Old Fossil Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA were found preserved in the baby duck-billed dinosaur 75 million-year-old fossils, according to a study. Skull fragments of young, nest-bound Hypacrosaurus specimens unarthed in Montana’s US from the ‘ Two Medicine Formation ‘ were analyzed by researchers. These organic material should not historically remain intact for so long […]

The Japanese Monks Who Mummified Themselves While Still Alive

February 13, 2020 ANCIENT HISTORY, BIZZARE Leave a comment

The Japanese Monks Who Mummified Themselves While Still Alive A practice was pioneered over 1,000 years ago by a Japanese priest named Kukai, which was meant to demonstrate the ultimate act of religious devotion and dedication – self-mummification. The practice, called Sokushinbutsu, was observed over many years as a ritual which culminated in death and the complete preservation of the […]

3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Speaks From The Afterlife

January 27, 2020 BIZZARE, SCIENCE Leave a comment

3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Speaks From The Afterlife Scientists have fulfilled the wish for life after death of a mummified Egyptian priest-by replicating his voice with artificial vocal cords. The voice of Nesyamun was reproduced as a vowellike sound reminiscent of the bleat of a sheep. The priest lived between 1099 and 1069BC during the politically complex reign of Pharaoh Ramses XI. As a priest in Thebes, for his ritual duties which included singing, Nesyamun would […]

A Fresno junk store in California sold a photo of Billy the Kid for less than $2 — it’s worth $5 million

January 26, 2020 BIZZARE Leave a comment

A Fresno junk store in California sold a photo of Billy the Kid for less than $2 — it’s worth $5 million A photograph of the American cowboy, Billy the Kid, is being put up for sale and is expected to fetch more than $5 million. The photograph is one of only two believed to still be in existence and […]

Underwater ‘lost city’ found to be a geological formation

January 25, 2020 BIZZARE, NATURE Leave a comment

Underwater ‘lost city’ found to be a geological formation What has been considered an underwater, lost city is a geological phenomenon that occurs naturally. Pipe-like, disc-shaped and doughnut-like structures discovered by underwater divers near the island of Zakynthos, Greece, were originally thought to be ruins of an ancient city, such as remains of paved floors, courtyards and columns. Researchers have […]

An ancient London churchyard, an ash tree is encircled with hundreds of overlapping gravestones.

January 24, 2020 BIZZARE One comment

An ancient London churchyard, an ash tree is encircled with hundreds of overlapping gravestones. Inside an ancient London churchyard, an ash tree is encircled with hundreds of overlapping gravestones placed there by classic novelist Thomas Hardy. It might sound strange to encourage you to seek out a single tree in a cemetery, but this isn’t any ordinary ash. Amidst the […]

One of the strangest ghost ship stories ever: It sailed the seas, unmanned for 38 years!

December 16, 2019 BIZZARE Leave a comment

One of the strangest ghost ship stories ever: It sailed the seas, unmanned for 38 years! Built-in 1914, this steam-powered cargo ship became part of the British Hudson Bay Company in 1921 This steam-powered cargo ship was built in 1914 and in 1921 became part of the British Hudson Bay Company. But her crew lost her (whoops!) in 1931 and […]

Legendary Mexican wrestler El Santo never removed his mask until 1984–10 days later he died

September 3, 2019 BIZZARE, PEOPLE Leave a comment

Legendary Mexican wrestler El Santo never removed his mask until 1984–10 days later he died Mexican wrestler Rodolfo Guzman’s fast-paced and professional wrestler owes much to the silver-masked El Santo. Santo, as everyone calls him, was a cultural personality who not only was a sign of Mexico and people adored him a lot. he was a social icon. He rose to […]

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