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Article content The Emily Carr oil on canvas painting Masset, Q.C.I. dates to 1912. It was purchased for $50 US at an estate sale in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York. A painting by B.C. artist Emily Carr that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched $290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel […]
Visakhapatnam: Two Sati stones from the 13th century were recently discovered at the Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam by Saikumar Kethineedi, a Team of Research on Culture and Heritage (TORCH) member. The stones, located on the walls of the Beda Mandapa, are believed to be associated with the practice of Sati Sahagamana, in which royal women […]
A massive coral, thought to be the largest ever recorded, has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands, drawing global attention to its size and environmental significance. The coral, which extends about 111 feet across and 104 feet in length, spans an area comparable to two basketball courts and can be seen from space. […]
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has said the level of corruption in the power sector would make people cry. Read Also: EFCC summons foreigner, guests for Naira-spraying at Kano wedding He put it this way: “As we speak, we are grappling with electricity. If you […]
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It is always a delight when a crafty programmer discovers a video game cheat code years after the title’s release. Such is the case with a recent revelation that Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest has an exit-level code. This news comes from the website Time Extension (via Polygon). After almost 30 years since […]
A new Mayan city, lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico for centuries, has been discovered from the computer of a PhD student hundreds of miles away. This is the story of how he did it. The settlement, named Valeriana after a nearby freshwater lagoon, has all the characteristics of a classic Maya political […]
I’d venture to guess you get tons of emails in your inbox every day. From coupons to daily deal sites to family invites, it’s a lot to sift through—and you’ll likely only click if an email has one of the best subject lines to capture your attention. According to HubSpot Research, 65% of surveyed marketers […]
A previously unknown waltz by the legendary Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has been found nearly two centuries after his death. It is the first new Chopin work to emerge since the late 1930s, making it a significant find for classical music enthusiasts worldwide. Robinson McClellan’s rare find: Chopin manuscript The manuscript was unearthed by Robinson […]
After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a team of researchers have stumbled on a lost Maya city of temple pyramids, enclosed plazas and a reservoir, all of which had been hidden for centuries by the Mexican jungle. The discovery in the south-eastern Mexican state of Campeche came about after Luke […]