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In 2018 or 2019, a thrift-store shopper paid just $1.50 for a purse because he thought it looked pretty; in a 2026 Antiques Roadshow episode, experts identified it as Cartier Art Deco and valued it at $35,000, with insurance above $100,000

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In 2018 or 2019, a thrift-store shopper paid just $1.50 for a purse because he thought it looked pretty; in a 2026 Antiques Roadshow episode, experts identified it as Cartier Art Deco and valued it at $35,000, with insurance above $100,000

The colourful design was found to be made from precious materials typical of Art Deco jewellery. (Photo: PBS) A man who spent just $1.50 on a clutch bag at a thrift store discovered years later that his inexpensive find was actually a Cartier Art Deco piece valued at about $35,000.The unnamed buyer brought the bright … Read more

A meteor crater in Oklahoma is nearly 100 million years younger than scientists thought; new zircon dating puts the ancient impact at about 370 million years ago

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A meteor crater in Oklahoma is nearly 100 million years younger than scientists thought; new zircon dating puts the ancient impact at about 370 million years ago

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a meteor hit Ames, Oklahoma, at a different time than previously believed.Under the small town of Ames, a crater lies buried beneath layers of rock. The crater is also important today because the area is a major oil and gas-producing region. Researchers have now … Read more

A Romanian flea-market seller thought an old machine was a typewriter and let it go for €100; the buyer, a cryptography professor, recognized a World War II Enigma I and sold it at auction in 2017 for €45,000

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A Romanian flea-market seller thought an old machine was a typewriter and let it go for €100; the buyer, a cryptography professor, recognized a World War II Enigma I and sold it at auction in 2017 for €45,000

A Romanian flea-market seller thought an old machine was a typewriter and let it go for €100; the buyer, a cryptography professor, recognized a World War II Enigma I and sold it at auction in 2017 for €45,000/Image: Reuters In 2017, a machine sold for €100 at a Romanian flea market turned out to be … Read more

Trump fumes at media over Byron Donalds reporting: ‘If Florida thought…’

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Trump reacts as Byron Donalds removes POTUS references from his campaign website. (AP)

US President Donald Trump issued criticism toward media outlets on Saturday in response to reports suggesting that GOP Representative Byron Donalds of Florida had eliminated multiple mentions of the POTUS’ backing for his gubernatorial campaign from his campaign website. Trump reacts as Byron Donalds removes POTUS references from his campaign website. (AP) Trump denounced the … Read more

Dolph Lundgren thought cancer would kill him: How a cancer misdiagnosis changed everything

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Dolph Lundgren opens up about his cancer battle and misdiagnosis.

Dolph Lundgren has revealed that he once came close to pursuing medical aid in dying while battling cancer. The Swedish actor shared the details in his new memoir, Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle. Dolph Lundgren opens up about his cancer battle and misdiagnosis. Lundgren, now 68, has described his cancer battle as a … Read more

Dublin thought a 13th-century Norman castle had been demolished about 150 years ago; a researcher has now shown its walls, courtyard and medieval features were hiding inside a university building all along

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Dublin thought a 13th-century Norman castle had been demolished about 150 years ago; a researcher has now shown its walls, courtyard and medieval features were hiding inside a university building all along

A medieval castle believed to have disappeared around 150 years ago has turned out to be hiding in plain sight inside a university building in Dublin, with researchers finding that its ancient walls and courtyard survived beneath the later structure.The discovery concerns Roebuck Castle on the Belfield campus of University College Dublin (UCD). The Norman … Read more

Erika Kirk issues scathing statement after Charlie Kirk statue vandalized, ‘They thought a bullet would silence…’

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Erika Kirk issues scathing statement after Charlie Kirk statue vandalized (@TPUSA/X, AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson )

A statue honoring Charlie Kirk was vandalized in Phoenix days after his first death anniversary, authorities said, per KVUE. Erika Kirk broke her silence after photos of the vandalism surfaced on social media. Erika Kirk issues scathing statement after Charlie Kirk statue vandalized (@TPUSA/X, AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson ) Red paint was sprayed across parts … Read more

In 1879, Edwin Hall discovered an electrical effect thought to need a perpendicular magnetic field; 147 years later, scientists have shown it can work with the field in-plane

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In 1879, Edwin Hall discovered an electrical effect thought to need a perpendicular magnetic field; 147 years later, scientists have shown it can work with the field in-plane

An atomic force microscopy scan of a nanometer-sized device developed by Carnegie Mellon scientists that demonstrates a new form of the Hall effect. For more than a century, the Hall effect has been taught with a simple picture that electricity flows through a material, a magnetic field pushes the moving charges sideways, and a voltage … Read more

Sydney’s Dr Sadhana thought she found the love of her life, but he was a convicted fraudster on the run. Real estate agent solved the puzzle

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Sydney's Dr Sadhana thought she found the love of her life, but he was a convicted fraudster on the run. Real estate agent solved the puzzle

Sydney’s DrSadhana narrated how she was love-scammed by Andrew Pearce. Sydney’s Dr Sadhana Govindasamy met Andrew Pearce on a dating app and said they hit it off immediately after their first date. Pearce was charming, charismatic, and very well-spoken, and Dr Sadhana was completely smitten and head over heels for him. In an interview to … Read more