Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C. Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.
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Divers discover oldest wooden anchor Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The world's oldest wooden anchor has been discovered embedded in muck on the sea floor of an ancient Turkish port off the Aegean Sea.
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Iron will sees divers set new record Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A group of 72 scuba divers have ironed their way to a Guinness World Record for the most people ironing underwater at the same time.
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Lost divers battle dragons Posted: 4 months ago by browntrout
Five divers lost at sea off indonesia wind up battling komodo dragons when they wash up on the wrong island.
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Doubt over date for Brit invasion Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed. The traditional view is that Caesar landed in Britain on 26-27 August, but researchers say that the English Channel was flowing the wrong way on these dates.
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Sunken Navy Ship claims the lives of 3 divers Posted: 2 years ago by BrownTrout
Three divers died when they became trapped deep inside the wreck of a sunken Navy landing ship off the Florida keys. The 510 ft long USS Spiegel Grove was sunk as an artificial reef and sport diving attraction...
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PM's adviser arrested in cocaine bust Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
Young Muslim leader Iktimal Hage-Ali - a handpicked adviser to the Prime Minister - was arrested but released without charge in a cocaine bust eight days before receiving the NSW Young Australian of the Year award.
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Divers find $500 million in coins. Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
Now that's a big booty!
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Norwegian Divers find Medieval Shipwreck Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
The boat is probably from the period 1470-1570 and was likely used to transport limestone from the quarries in Furuberget to build Domkirkeodden, Hamar's medieval cathedral.
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Divers find combined gold toothpick, earwax spoon Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Experts found a tiny gold combined toothpick and earwax spoon, believed to be more than 385 years old, during the search for a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys. The late 16th or early 17th century grooming tool, which weighs only about an ounce, was located Sunday by Blue Water Ventures diver Chris Rackley as he searched the area about 22 feet below the surface and 40 miles west of Key West.
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World's Longest Underground River Discovered in Mexico Posted: 2 years ago by charbarred
Divers exploring a maze of underwater caves on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula have identified what may be the longest underground river in the world.
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The Work of Ray Caesar Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
His work is entirely digital, from its creation to its method of printing. He creates models in a three dimensional modeling software and covers these models with painted and manipulated photographic textures that wrap around them like a map on a globe. By the way, he says he's a dog.
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Truk Lagoon, Micronesia Posted: 11 months ago by misswinkle
Over the years Truk Lagoon has been visited by divers who have used their cameras to preserve the history of the ships and the lagoon as well as their personal impressions of this unique diving experience.
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Pics of Mexican Drug Bust (Net $207 Million) Posted: 1 year ago by ogri2003
A BBC story from March 16, 2007 said the raid netted $205-million along with guns, drugs, and smaller amounts of cash in Euros and Mexican pesos. Good thing cops are never crooked in these big busts.
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Porn thief red-faced after bust Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A newsagent and security guard waited patiently outside a shopping centre toilet to apprehend a man who'd disappeared into it after stealing a pornographic magazine.
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Actor accidentally stabs himself Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
During one of the play’s climactic scenes — the murder of Caesar in the Roman Forum — actor Kent Hudson Reed, playing the part of Brutus, accidentally stabbed himself.
Whatever happened to prop weapons?
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Greek convent caught in cannabis bust Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Nuns at a Greek Orthodox convent thought the plants were decorative, but two men posing as gardeners had turned the place into a marijuana plantation.
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