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I think this is the first time I've read about this panic. What was behind the garrotting panics of London? 5 hours ago By Bethan Bell,BBC News Getty Images A robber seizes a man from behind while his companion threatens him with a club The 19th Century saw London became the world's biggest...

Likely a Civil War hoard. Historical coin hoard found buried under Dorset cottage 8 hours ago A buried hoard of coins dating to the 16th and 17th Centuries has been found during renovation work on a cottage. The cache of more than 1,000 gold and silver coins was discovered under an earth floor...

Hopefully there will be a vid/recording of the seminar; if so I'll post a link here. Re-Imagining GDR Communism with KLEO Date: 26 Mar - 26 Mar 2024 Time: 16:00 - 17:30 Venue: Galbraith Seminar Room A seminar by Rebecca Carr (TCD) as a part of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural...

Another cult with 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants found so far and more than 250 children rescued who were being exploited as cheap/slave labour. Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children in religious sect compound raid WORLD Police with dogs are a shrine on a farm near Harare in...

Women in biomedical experiments during National Socialism Date: 21 Mar - 21 Mar 2024 Time: 12:30 - 14:00 Venue: Galbraith Seminar Room A hybrid seminar by Dr Aisling Shalvey on the topic 'I didn't think I could survive it... The bleeding was stopped completely: The Role of Sinti and Roma Women...

Mouse on Mars or would it prefer the cheesy Moon? Which animals will be the first to live on the moon and Mars? By Donavyn Coffey ( lifes-little-mysteries ) published 1 day ago Spaceborne animals could help humans survive on the moon or Mars. But which creatures would be the best for...

The horse is in a stable condition. Horse stuck between trees rescued by firefighters Millie's owner, Michelle Faul, was on hand to keep Millie clam by Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Published 2 hours ago A seven-year-old horse has been rescued by firefighters after she became stuck between...

A Noble of the Kalmar Union, buried with big sword. Medieval grave of 'very, very powerful' man and his 4-foot-long sword unearthed in Sweden By Tom Metcalf published about 17 hours ago Archaeologists think the man buried in the grave may have been a wealthy supporter of the Kalmar Union in...

Was this high ranking US diplomat a Cuban spy for 40 years? The Cuban spying case that has shocked the US government Published 13 hours ago Manuel Rocha, a former US ambassador to Bolivia, is accused of acting as a Cuban agent for more than 40 years By Will Grant BBC News, Havana When...

Picture this: Khagan of theGokturks. 1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan By Tom Metcalfe published about 19 hours ago The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth...

Sounds like Homer Simpson. Reindeer can sleep while they chew Time spent chewing cud eases the reindeer’s need for sleep, a new study finds Arctic reindeer make time for digesting by doing it in their sleep, a new study suggests. By Laura Sanders DECEMBER 22, 2023 AT 11:00 AM In this busy...

Nuttier than your average spree killer. UNLV gunman wrote about Zodiac killer, vanished Malaysia Airlines flight, conspiracy theories (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) BY TERRY CASTLEMAN, REBECCA ELLIS DEC. 7, 2023 UPDATED 4:35 PM PT LAS VEGAS — One day after a mass shooting at the...

There may be a Thread which this fits in to, Anyway, fresh salads in Space! China successfully grows lettuce and tomatoes aboard Tiangong space station By Andrew Jones ( space.com ) published about 19 hours ago Some of the plants grown by China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts aboard the nation's...

A Late Medieval approach to mental health, a move from Demonic Possession to Demonic Obsession. NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Demonic obsession: A different look at mental health in the medieval period by Emilia Wisniewski and Katrina Scalise, Boston University Demons today are characterized in horror...

INSIDE THE WELSH PUNK SCENE OF THE 1980S ‘Wastelands of my Fathers’ is a new exhibition taking a vivid look into an under-reported chapter in punk’s story. “You wanna go out today but the lifts are all still broken,” vocalist Andy James sneers to kick-start Victimize’s 1979 cult-hit Hi Rising...

A Neo-Nazi Pagan Cult/Sect. Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi sect Artgemeinschaft for targeting children Published 43 minutes ago IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS Image caption, German police have raided locations linked to the Artgemeinschaft sect across Germany By Michael Ertl Germany has banned the...

The lost castle, could be a film in this. World archaeologists hunt for lost palace in Scottish Borders Published 2 days ago By David Knox BBC Scotland Selkirk An international effort is being made to identify a medieval palace in the Scottish Borders. Archaeologists and students from...

The fall of the Tibetan Empire. SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 Paleolimnological study attributes Tibetan Empire collapse in 9th century to climate change by Hannah Bird , Phys.org Historical reconstruction of the Tibetan Empire's extent among surrounding empires at its peak ca. 800 CE, with Lhasa as...

We seem to lack a Goths Thread so here it is. No dark make up found. Vast Gothic cemetery brimming with grave goods and ornate silver jewelry discovered in Poland By Sascha Pare published about 18 hours ago Goths living in northern Poland between the first and fifth centuries were talented...

There doesn't seem to be a Carthage Thread so lets start with this news item. It's unclear as to whether the infants were human sacrifices. Rare gold coins and cremated infants were possible sacrificial gifts to the ancient gods of Carthage By Sascha Pare published about 20 hours ago Five gold...

Was this the first slave plantation? Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists By Kristina Killgrove published 2 days ago A 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé is the earliest known example of plantation slavery. The...

Closer to Homo sapiens than to Denisovians or Homo erectus. Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage by Bob Yirka , Phys.org AUGUST 4, 2023 The virtually reconstructed HLD 6 skull. Credit: Wu Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019). DOI...

Not sure where to put this! (Heh, Heh!) 6-inch stone penis was used to sharpen weapons in medieval Spain By Jennifer Nalewicki published 2 days ago Archaeologists in Spain unearthed the sword-sharpening stone with an eye-catching shape in a destroyed 15th-century tower. The penis-shaped...

9th International Conference on the Science of Computus in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Monday, 19 June, 9am – Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 4:30pm A two-day hybrid conference organised by the School of Histories and Humanities. Since 2006, a biannual conference on the science of computus in...

We lacked a Whistleblowers: General Thread, so here it it begins. Reality: The story of Reality Leigh Winner, an NSA contacter who leaked information proving that Russian Intelligence had interfered in the 2016 US Presidential Election. Frustrated by seeing the reality being denied on Fox TV...

When Exmoor is mentioned on these forums it's usually relating to ABC sightings but here is a case of an ancient footbridge being swept away. Vid at link. Tarr Steps on Exmoor being repaired after flooding An ancient footbridge washed away by flooding is being restored. Slabs from the middle...

What could possibly go wrong? New U.S. lab will work with deadly animal pathogens—in the middle of farm country Unease greets opening of high security research facility in Kansas 23 MAY 2023 5:15 PM BY WARREN CORNWALL Virologist Robert Cross’s lab is equipped to handle some of the world’s...

But did it work? How damaged was the breastplate? 1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found By Owen Jarus published 3 days ago An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the...

Understanding the Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest: The Contribution of Environmental History Date & Time Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 3 - 4pm Venue Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute An in-person lecture by Prof José Augusto Pádua (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)...

Looks as if he was easily troggered. Speakers' Corner: Man admits Hyde Park gun attack plot 1 hour ago A man has admitted preparing to murder a Christian preacher at Hyde Park's Speakers' Corner in a terrorist attack. Edward Little, 21, from Brighton, was carrying £5,000 with which he hoped...

Yiu take my heart away. Transplant patient sees own heart go on display at museum Published 30 minutes ago Share IMAGE SOURCE, TOM EVANS Image caption, Jennifer Sutton's heart is on display at the Hunterian Museum in London By Toby Wadey BBC News A woman has visited her own heart at a...

A rare rock pool find Rare rainbow sea slug found in Falmouth rock pool Published 2 hours ago I MAGE SOURCE, VICKY BARLOW Image caption, Vicky Barlow was looking around the pools of Falmouth when she found the rainbow sea slug A rock pooler has found a rare sea slug while searching around...

Comic Book Festival Dublin Issue #8: 17-20 May 2023 Fête de l'Illustration & de la Bande Dessinée Alliance Française Dublin , Illustrators Ireland and the French Embassy in Irelandare proud to celebrate the 8th Anniversary of their partnership in presenting the Fête de l ’illustration & de...

Were they trying to inspire incipient serial killers? New Zealand cat-killing competition for children axed after backlash A children's cat-hunting competition in New Zealand has been cancelled following backlash to the event. Organisers of an annual hunt were criticised after they announced...

Mental Health and Comics with Chuck Mullin Thursday 20 April 2023, 18:00 – 19:00 Free Discussion Join us for an evening with comic artist Chuck Mullin, author of ‘Bird Brain’, on how she uses comics to explore her relationship with her mental health, and the role comics play in opening up...

Tales of the Walking Dead: An anthology series, tales of haunted houses, the origin story of Alpha, the same day repeating itself, someone who observes the walking dead, a cult, going on a road trip. All are worth seeing with Dee, about Alpha (Samantha Morton), then known as Dee, perhaps being...

The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years of the First Folio Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 6 – 7pm An in-person lecture by Prof Andy Murphy (TCD) organised by the School of English in conjunction with Trinity College Library and the Trinity Long Room Hub as part of the First Folio...

A tale of Persian Princes settling on the Swahili Coast and intermarrying with locals. DNA shows ‘Persian Princes’ helped found medieval African trading culture Merchants from abroad married into powerful local families on the Swahili coast 29 MAR 2023 11:40 AM BY ANDREW CURRY Medieval tombs...

Time for such a thread! I'll start with this guy who is at least atoning for his actions. A Russian man is to be deported from Indonesia for stripping off his clothes atop a sacred mountain in Bali. A photo of the man posing with his pants around his ankles on Mount Agung went viral last...

There may be a pre-existing Thread for this topic. If so, kind Mod please send it to it's home. A Huge Fin Whale With Severe Scoliosis Was Filmed Swimming Off Spanish Coast NATURE15 March 2023 ByCARLY CASSELLA Fin whale with scoliosis. (Oceanogràfic València) A massive 40-ton fin whale...

Behind the Headlines | Returning Remains: Context, Consent, and Colonialism Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 7 – 8pm An online discussion with Dr Ciaran O'Neill (TCD), Peggy King Jorde, Prof Samuel Redman (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Evi Numen (TCD), and Dr Olof Ljungström (Karolinska...

I think this case appeared on the Forums in the past but I can't find any trace of it. In any case the police now see it as a religious terrorisr attack so it probably is deserving of it's own Thread. Wieambilla shooting: Australia police ambush deemed religious terror attack Published 7...

A cool character. Vid at kink. Tiny creature unlocks life before the ice age A cave in Canada has been declared a globally significant location to preserve a rare amphipod. Stygobromus canadensis is believed to have survived since before the glaciation of the surrounding landscape during the...

Chester Beatty Annual Lecture 2023 Online 8 February 6:00pm Fragments: Lost Stories of Ancient Women Dr Sara Parks (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia) When it comes to ancient women’s lived experience, all we have are fragments. A scrap of a...

Who is attacking Dallas Zoo? Monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo in fourth suspicious incident IMAGE SOURCE,STEVE CLANCY By Imogen James BBC News Two monkeys have allegedly been taken from Dallas Zoo - adding to a series of suspicious events including the release of a leopard and a vulture's death...

February 1st - February 4th , General Guided Tour: The Saints and Scholars of Ireland Free Admission. No Booking Required. Celebrate St. Brigid’s Day by joining us for a special guided tour about the artefacts and shrines connected to Irish saints and how Christianity influenced the development...

Two mass shootings in California this month have been carried out by men in their 70s and late 60s, now we have a 74 year old Spanish man who is accused of being responsible for a mail bomb campaign. Is it just old men who are getting very angry or are there examples of old women turning to...

Some silly pricks. What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year? BARRY PETCHESKY 10:23 AM EST on Jan 1, 2023 It takes stubbornness to get something stuck inside you, but all it takes is one moment of poor judgment, or a stroke of bad luck, to do something terrible to the bits that...

Baby pink iguanas spotted for first time in Galapagos Islands Scientists have discovered a number of baby pink iguanas for the very first time. They are native to only a small part of the Galapagos Islands, and considered critically endangered, with only a few hundred left in the world. The...

You would be forgiven for thinking that a Reichsbürger was a giant burger to be purchased in a German takeaway but it;s far more a sinister. It's a movement intent on overthrowing the Democratic German state. It now seems to be involved in a broader coup plot. The nominal leader of the coup plot...