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A Circle of Skulls

A Circle of Skulls | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The Aztecs did creative things with severed heads. Archaeologists at Mexico City’s Aztec temple complex have found 35 human skulls mortared together with a mix of sand, limestone, and volcanic rock. Dating from about A.D. 1500, during a late Aztec building boom

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Sixty classic cars unearthed after 50 years in massive barn find

Sixty classic cars unearthed after 50 years in massive barn find | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From Corvettes to Aston Martins, the rising prices commanded by classic cars — especially unrestored, mostly original examples — has created a goldmine for those who hunt for old vehicles rotting away unattended in some barn. Today, a French auction house revealed a discovery it called the King Tut of barn finds; a treasure trove of 60 European cars, including a rare Ferrari missing for decades, that had been slowly decaying in western France.

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Matthew Humenik's curator insight, December 9, 2014 11:33 AM
This is an unbelievable find, which could be considered the same as winning the lottery. One of these cars is worth around the $15 million dollar range meaning it is was of the rarest cars to be found.
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We Created Islamic Extremism: Those Blaming Islam for ISIS Would Have Supported Osama bin Laden in the ’80s

We Created Islamic Extremism: Those Blaming Islam for ISIS Would Have Supported Osama bin Laden in the ’80s | Human Interest | Scoop.it

Jingoists conveniently forget the West's Cold War strategy was to arm the Islamic extremists that became al-Qaida.


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