Cheating is apparently as old as time itself, if the discovery of a mysterious 600-year-old dodgy dice is anything to go by.
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{FD} Viking treasures discovered: ‘Thor’s hammer’ among silver haul found on Baltic island
An incredible trove of silver treasure linked to the era of a famous Viking king has been discovered on an island in the Baltic Sea.
{FD} Titanic stunner: Menu from first meal served on doomed ocean liner up for auction
An extraordinarily rare copy of a lunch menu from the RMS Titanic is going up for auction later this month. The menu, one of just two known to man, offers a rare insight into the lunch served to those on the ship.
{FD} Rare Titanic love letter up for auction offers insight into life on the doomed ocean liner
A rare letter written onboard the RMS Titanic is going up for auction, detailing what life was like during the final days of the ill-fated ship.
{FD} This 4,000-year-old mummy just solved a century-old mystery
If the F.B.I.’s scientists could extract DNA from the 4,000-year-old mummy, they would add a powerful tool to their forensics arsenal and also unlock a new way of deciphering Egypt’s ancient past https://t.co/a1em2dIpBG
{FD} Trove of ancient ‘freedom coins’ unearthed in Jerusalem
A trove of bronze coins, the last remnants of an ancient Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire, have been discovered near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
{FD} Incredible World War I diary surfaces, up for auction in the UK
A remarkable archive that documents the horrors of life in the trenches of World War I is up for auction in the U.K. this weekend.
{FD} 29 ancient footprints may upend long-held migration theory
Twenty-nine human footprints from the end of the last Ice Age are fueling discussion about America’s first immigrants, Gizmodo reports.
{FD} Drunk sergeant stole a cargo plane in 1969. So where is it?
Sgt. Paul Meyer was so homesick in 1969 that he drunkenly stole a military cargo plane and flew it over the English Channel—the last anyone saw of him.
{FD} Huge World War II shipwreck raised from the depths in massive salvage operation
A massive World War II shipwreck has been raised from the bottom of a harbor in Sri Lanka 75 years after the vessel was sunk following an attack by Japanese forces.