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'World's oldest person' dies just short of their 126th birthday
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (443+ words) Marcelino Abad Tolentino died just before his 126th birthday(Image: Jam Press) A farmer believed to be the oldest person on the planet has died at the remarkable age of 125 years and 300 days. Marcelino Abad Tolentino, affectionately known as Mashico, lived…...
Royal Family's 1,600 clocks that had to be manually changed
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (310+ words) A team of just three people worked through the weekend to change the time on more than 1,600 clocks owned by the Royal Family(Image: Royal Collection Trust/PA Wire ) For most of us, the trickiest part of the clocks changing…...
Ancient clue leads team to buried 'scond Sphinx' guarding the pyramids
1+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) Could there have been a second Sphinx? A group of Italian researchers say they've cracked a 4,500yearold riddle by finding a second Sphinx lying buried opposite the famous lionbodied colossus in Egypt. They say a clue to its existence was etched…...
All for one! The real man who inspired d’Artagnan may have finally been found
1+ week, 2+ day ago (416+ words) Gabriel Byrne as d'Artagnan in The Man in the Iron Mask A centuries-old mystery may have been solved after archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered human remains that could belong to the real-life musketeer who inspired the famous d'Artagnan. The skeleton…...
Kennedy family tragedies from curse of assassinations to harrowing plane death
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1784+ words) The Kennedy family have faced heartache over the years(Image: Facebook/Getty) The Kennedy family were faced with another devastating loss in December after Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy, died aged 35 after being diagnosed…...
Real-life Three Musketeers hero's skeleton found after 350 years - what to know
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1066+ words) ["Remains believed to belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count D'Artagnan, the real-life musketeer who inspired Alexandre Dumas's legendary character, have been discovered beneath a church in Maastricht with DNA testing now underway Remains believed to belong to legendary…...
Skeleton of legendary figure discovered buried beneath church after 350 years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (506+ words) Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Count D'Artagnan, inspired the Three Musketeers novels(Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Remains believed to belong to legendary musketeer D'Artagnan have been discovered beneath a church over 350 years after he died. Charles de…...
Archaeologists find proof Africa's legendary 'King Arthur' actually existed
1+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Archaeologists have unearthed a royal decree Archaeologists have unearthed a royal decree signed by a once'mythical African king - pulled straight from a centuries'old rubbish heap on the banks of the Nile. The sensational find, made by a Polish team from…...
Lost village lies beneath beautiful reservoir after it was drowned in the war
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (576+ words) Passers-by have no idea what lies beneath (Image: Steve_Bramall via Getty Images) It lies beneath a beloved hiking destination in Derbyshire, but this was once a thriving community before it was deliberately flooded and lost forever. During the 1940s, the picturesque village…...
Nuclear bunker hidden under cottage 'to protect government officials"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (719+ words) The hidden bunker was built in the 1950s(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Express) First built during the Cold War, it looks like a simple cottage from the outside, but in fact, houses a huge underground bunker to protect government officials from…...