Archeology
Coffin suspected to belong to 'Santa Claus' discovered
A limestone coffin buried 2m deep in the St. Nicholas Church in Demre has been identified as belonging to Saint Nicholas, the model for Santa Claus.
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Church installs AI confession room
A church in Switzerland has set up an AI-powered version of its confessional to chat with visitors, attracting quite a few curious onlookers.
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Italian teenager will become the first saint of the millennium
Carlo Acutis's second posthumous miracle qualified this kind-hearted computer prodigy for sainthood.
Science invention
Innovations that change the future of humanity: Kobe Paper Tube House!
Ban's temporary homes are called Kobe Paper Tube Houses and provide safe, warm shelter for thousands of displaced refugees.
Archeology
Researcher wants to release thousands of mammoths in the Arctic
Geneticist George Church is trying to revive the woolly mammoth that went extinct 4,000 years ago.
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Interesting things about the famous tourist island of Majorca
Majorca, also known as Mallorca, is a popular tourist island in the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, just off the southeastern coast of Spain.
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Small fishing village in Italy is known as the 'hidden of the rich': What's so attractive?
There's a reason this seaside village easily opens the wallets of the rich.
History
The truth about the famous royal family in world history: The king who stood out of ten thousand people still 'upped his hand' to ask for money from his wife
When Tsar Nicholas II went to church, he often put 5 rubles with his own portrait in the charity cup like other parishioners.
Archeology
Decipher the piece of 'human skin' on the door of a medieval church
The nailed skins on the doors of some medieval churches were not actually those of the punished Danish robbers, according to legend.
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11 things you need to know about Notre Dame Cathedral
Here's what you need to know about one of Europe's most iconic and historic religious landmarks.
1001 mystery
The monstrous leaning church in the world's scariest 'ghost village'
Anyone entering this church must bow as if Michael Jackson performed the immortal dance.
Science story
Antoni Gaudí - 'Father' of quaint works
In his book '20 Outstanding Minds That Changed the World', Antoni Gaudí is called a great architect, designing unique buildings inspired by nature.
Science story
How did Galileo and his telescope change the idea of the universe?
The path of genius is not always easy for those who walk it.
1001 mystery
Mysterious about the jewel encrusted skeleton
American historian and photographer Paul Koudounaris, also known as the relic hunter
Archeology
Surprised by the face of the priest who died 900 years ago after being recreated
Experts in the UK successfully recover the face of a priest who died 900 years ago.