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In 1983, Atari buried its games in a New Mexico dump; in 2014, over 1,300 were dug up and one sold for more than $1,500

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Atari's burial of unsold cartridges in 1983 led to a 2014 excavation revealing over 1,300 games. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In 1983, a video game giant trucked its surplus games to a desert landfill and left them there. Decades later, that dump turned into an archaeological site. According to Andrew Reinhard’s 2015 study in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeologythe 2014 dig in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was the first archaeological excavation of a collection of video … Read more

In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed

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In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed

Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland (Image Credit: Tifft Nature Preserve) A former industrial site and municipal landfill on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor has spent the past five decades becoming something very different: a 264-acre urban nature preserve supporting wetlands, … Read more

In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

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In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to the City of Virginia Beach, a 640,000-ton pile of garbage was converted into a 60-foot-high hill that became Mount Trashmore Park. What had once been … Read more

Who is Royce Moser? 5 things on boyfriend accused of killing varsity soccer star Karoline Heintz; mom ‘helped’ dump body

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Royce Moser has been accused of killing girlfriend and PennWest soccer star Karoline Heintz. (Instagram/roycemoser26)

Royce Moser has been accused of fatally stabbing Karoline Heintz, the 18-year-old PennWest California soccer star. He allegedly took his mother’s help later to dump the body. Royce Moser has been accused of killing girlfriend and PennWest soccer star Karoline Heintz. (Instagram/roycemoser26) While Moser and Heintz were in a relationshiphe didn’t attend the same university, … Read more