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Procopius’ Sea Monster

For hundreds of years, scientists thought the giant, ship-sinking, man-eating monster described by the Byzantine historian Procopius was pure fantasy.

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That was, until some time ago when researchers discovered that sperm whales do indeed deliberately attack ships, for example to defend their herd, although this is rare. It was also said that they would eat humans if they came near them. But there is no proof of this yet. Moby Dick is closer to reality than many believe: Sperm whales can grow up to 26 metres long and weigh over 63 tonnes and have therefore inspired a number of monster legends.

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Nok sculpture base, Nok Culture (central Nigeria), c. AD 1 (500 BC- AD 500), Terracotta, 54 x 50 x 50 cm. (the intact whole would have been about a metre),  Musée du quai Branly, Paris.

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Title: Head of a Makara Date: Northern Qi dynasty 550 CE- 577CE Culture: Chinese Medium: limestone Size: 38.0 × 64.2 × 30.3 cm Source: National Gallery of Victoria

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Bracelet - 500 AD. Europa © Foto: Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

[autolake]

Updated 1956 Dodge Royal Lancer D-500

A car that was very successful in both departments was the 1956 D -500 a high-performance version of the Royal Custom. You could move mighty fast, but it was so good style – that most of the owners took it slow , just to show it off. (more…)

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[harvestheart]

Ale's Stones

Ale’s Stones  is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden, probably from circa 500 AD, that is, the end of the Nordic Iron Age. Ale’s Stones consist of a 67 metre long stone ship formed by 59 large boulders of sandstone, weighing up to 1.8 tonnes each.