Ignorance of the risks of transmission mean that people with HIV and AIDS are being buried alive by their relatives in Papua New Guinea. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A mummified baby that a family held onto for decades, believing it was a long-lost relative, was buried Tuesday, but the family said they didn't get the closure they hoped for because by the time they arrived at the cemetery, it was already buried. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

Using his bare hands, Michael Keller knew he didn’t have much time to rescue a teenage girl who had been buried nearly up to her neck when tons of dirt and sand came crashing down from a Pacifica cliff to the beach below. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition at Children's Hospital in Seattle after being buried in a backyard sandbox by his playmates. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

It's a mystery going back more than 140 years. Many have searched, but no one has found the millions of dollars in gold lost during the Civil War in Elk County. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

One of two Italian women slain on a Cape Verde resort island in a brutal attack might have been alive when she was buried by her killers. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

A wristwatch buried in the ice at the North Pole three years ago was found by a boy more than 1,800 miles away after it floated ashore on the Faroe Islands. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The spectator said he was passing along a confession from a Dartmouth graduate whose only caveat was anonymity. While a student in the early 1960s, the man revealed he had stolen a cannon and ammunition carriage from the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., and transported it back to Dartmouth as a college prank. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

The idea is controversial, however, because of fears that the buried CO2 may escape back into the atmosphere, causing a surge in warming. A proponent claims this is unlikely because caverns would be sealed once they were full. picked by sparky 2 years ago

Hundreds of coins and other valuables. Some coins mixed Christian and pagan imagery, shedding light on the beliefs of newly Christianized Vikings, said Gareth Williams, a curator at the British Museum. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Nothing like digging holes in the sand and uncovering a woman's head. Aaack!

Bet these girls NEVER ask to buried in the sand again. picked by gnikgnok 5 months ago

Just as he's being shoved into a mortuary box, he comes to life. I think his aunt said it best... "when I die I want to be buried with a mobile phone.” picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Florida deep-sea explorers will continue their disputes with the Spanish government over a sunken treasure that was found near Gibraltar in a ship wreck. You may ask what's the prize - here's the answer: the treasure includes coins and artifacts with a total value of $500 million. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

A South Korean pensioner on Friday re-enacted entering a 600-year-old gate designated the country's top treasure and setting it on fire, saying he was sorry that the gate was gone, but adding that no one was hurt by his actions.

Link to Wikapedia and pics - picked by topofall 7 months ago

Google is having another of its Treasure Hunt contests. It will test your problem-solving skills in computer science, networking, and low-level UNIX trivia. Prizes will be awarded to those who get their answers in fast enough. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The playground legal principle "Finders keepers, losers weepers" is being put to the test in an international dispute over what could be the richest sunken treasure ever found: 17 tons of silver coins brought up from a centuries-old shipwreck. picked by FreeMind 7 months ago

Presumabmly the treasure dates back to the 17th century and its is made in 90 percent finest gold. picked by maxriter 9 months ago

It wasn't buried treasure, but a boy working in his grandmother's garden pulled from the ground a wooden box that contained a Chrysler emblem, a tealight candle and newspapers from 1952, among other items. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Rig up your submarine and go on treasure hunting adventures. Discover hidden treasures in the deap seas. picked by Archbob 7 months ago

Treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II picked by buddha 6 months ago