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Why did ancient tomb robbers refuse to steal coins from ancient tombs?
Grave robbers in feudal times often dug up graves to steal valuable burial treasures. However, they absolutely did not take coins from the coffins.
New technology
Nuclear battery smaller than a coin, phone can be used for 50 years without charging
Chinese company Betavolt Technology claims to have successfully miniaturized a nuclear battery measuring 15 x 15 x 5mm, smaller than a coin, super durable and safe.
1001 mystery
The Mystery of Money That Shouldn't Exist
Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent coin of unexplained origin.
Archeology
Rare ancient coin sold for record price of nearly 2.1 million USD
On December 9, an ancient Roman coin bearing the portrait of Brutus - a close general and mastermind of the assassination of Emperor Julius Caesar - was sold for a recor…
Archeology
How was the most valuable treasure in British history discovered?
A hoard of Norman silver coins has been confirmed as the most valuable treasure in British history.
Archeology
Rare Roman-era coin hoard discovered in German mountains
A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a rare treasure trove of nearly 3,000 Roman coins. Experts have no idea how or why the huge hoard got there.
Archeology
While walking, the woman suddenly found a huge 'treasure'
A European woman accidentally found a treasure buried since the Middle Ages in what archaeologists call a once-in-a-ten-year discovery.
Archeology
Unearthed a 300-year-old coin hidden by a Polish scammer
Metal detectorists have unearthed a treasure trove of coins that may have once belonged to a charlatan who hid in the mountains of south-central Poland after scamming pe…
Archeology
Excavation of 1,700-year-old Roman ruins on top of a sacred spring
Archaeologists in France have unearthed the Roman ruins of a lake and wall surrounding a natural freshwater spring.
Archeology
Unearthing a 900-year-old ancient tomb suddenly discovered a strange 'treasure'
Archaeologists recently discovered a 12th-century tomb during an archaeological dig and found buried treasure with it.
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Falcon Lake UFO incident: Man was burned after touching a UFO and the marks on his body did not fade for 32 years!
The Falcon Lake UFO incident was a sighting of a strange object suspected to be a UFO that occurred in 1967, at Falcon Lake, in Whiteshell Provincial Park in the Canadia…
History
The story behind the highest denomination USD bill: 100,000 USD
'Money is the source of all evil', we often hear this saying. But whatever your opinion about money, money is still a necessity in today's world.
Archeology
When there was no money, how did people buy and sell?
It can be said that money is one of the great inventions of man. But when there is no money, trading and exchanging goods still take place in a different way.
Science story
How are memories formed?
More than 100 years ago, German biologist Richard Semon coined the term 'engram', which means that the production of memory causes certain physical or chemical changes i…