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A tiny frozen object far beyond Neptune somehow has “air” around it

It’s only about 500 km wide, so scientists are surprised

Objects this small usually cannot hold an atmosphere
The discovery may point to a recent collision or hidden ice activity inside it.

Source: Reuters/ AP

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Source: University of Gothenburg
Photos: Johan Ling / University of Gothenburg

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Archaeologists found six ancient mines in #Spain that had been forgotten for thousands of years.

The mines date back to the #BronzeAge, when people made tools and weapons from metal

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What makes the discovery important is that the metal from these mines may have traveled all the way to #Scandinavia.

That means people in #Europe may have been connected by long-distance trade routes around 3,000 years ago much earlier and farther than many people imagine.

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A locally extinct animal has been brought back to the wild.

For more than a century, #kiwiBirds had disappeared from the hills around Wellington, #NewZealand’s capital. Now 250 have been returned after a major conservation effort to protect them from predators.

Source: AP

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King Charles to President Trump at the White House state dinner:

“You recently commented that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German.”

Then added:
“If it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French.”

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Illiterate and unaware of death certificates or legal-heir documents, he dug up her remains and brought them in himself.

Source: Times of India / PTI

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In Odisha, #India, a man walked into a bank carrying his dead sister’s skeleton.

For months, he had reportedly tried to withdraw the ₹19,300 left in her account, but says staff kept telling him the account holder had to be present.

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On June 10, 1944, German Waffen-SS troops descended on the village, drove the men into barns, trapped the women and children inside the church, slaughtered 642 civilians, and set the village on fire.

Source: National WWII Museum / USHMM / Britannica

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Oradour-sur-Glane is one of the most haunting places in France. The original village was never rebuilt after World War II.

Its ruins were left standing as a memorial, while a new village was built nearby.

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He was found guilty, his acts were annulled, and the Cadaver Synod became one of history’s most grotesque acts of political revenge.

Sources: Britannica / Wikimedia Commons

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In 897, Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and propped up on a throne for trial. A deacon was made to answer for the dead man as Formosus was accused of perjury and illegally holding the papacy.

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According to the surviving record, the workers shouted “we are hungry!” as they passed the checkpoint.

Later, they told officials they were there because of “famine and thirst” and demanded their provisions.

Museo Egizio, Turin; Britannica.

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One of the earliest fully documented strikes in history happened in ancient Egypt.

Under Ramesses III, the tomb-builders of Deir el-Medina stopped work when their grain rations went unpaid. The protest was recorded in the Strike Papyrus.

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The first selfie wasn’t quick, casual, or flattering. In 1839, Robert Cornelius had to prepare the camera, uncover the lens, run into position, and freeze long enough for the photograph to register.

It became one of the earliest surviving photographic self-portraits ever taken.

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Clay tablet; letter from Nanni to Ea-nasir complaining that the wrong grade of copper ore has been delivered after a gulf voyage and about misdirection and delay of a further delivery; slightly damaged; 23 + 25 + 3 + 2 ll.

The British Museum.

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One of the oldest customer complaint letters ever found is from ancient Mesopotamia. A man, Nanni wrote to a merchant named Ea-nasir to complain that the copper he received was poor quality, and terrible service.
People were writing angry customer messages nearly 4,000 years ago.

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#BREAKING: President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that they have killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Unconfirmed: A senior Israeli official said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the Feb 28 strikes and that his body was found; Iran has not issued an official confirmation and Iran’s FM has separately said Khamenei is alive “as far as I know"- Reuters

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Iran’s Foreign Minister says the UN must “hold the criminals accountable” after US and Israeli strikes, calling for international action as the conflict escalates

Source: AFP