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November 20, 2017

Thomas Edison discovery: Electrical wire from historic home lighting demo on sale for $120,000

A long-lost piece of electrical wire from Thomas Edison’s first underground cable for electric lighting is up for sale.

November 20, 2017

Extremely rare photo of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett surfaces, could be worth millions

Frank Abrams had no idea he was getting his hands on a valuable piece of history when he bought a grainy 19th-century photo for $10 at a North Carolina flea market.

November 20, 2017

Long-forgotten time capsule discovered in Space Needle

A 35-year-old time capsule discovered during renovation work at Seattle’s famous Space Needle has revealed its secrets.

November 17, 2017

Early medieval farming village unearthed near famed Viking site

Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed the remains of a 1,500-year-old farming village near the famed Viking site of Jelling in central Jutland.

November 16, 2017

More than 2K pieces of the 'Buddha' found in box in China

When Siddhartha Gautama, aka the Buddha, died 2,600 years ago, legend has it that he was cremated and his remains split up among eight royal families, then eventually dispersed to several different countries.

November 15, 2017

Rare Leonardo da Vinci painting may sell for at least $100M in New York

A 500-year-old painting thought to be one of only a few by Leonardo da Vinci to have survived since the artist's death originally sold for $60 is set to be auctioned Wednesday in New York, where it's been guaranteed to sell for at least $100 million.

November 15, 2017

How this $100M da Vinci masterpiece flew under the radar for centuries

It watched as its then-owner, King Charles I, was beheaded in 1649.

November 15, 2017

George Washington's famous Revolutionary War tent found in newly-discovered painting

A recently discovered 235-year-old panoramic painting has revealed the only known wartime depiction of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field tent.

November 15, 2017

Trap door revealed secret Michelangelo room that public may soon be able to see

For two months in 1530, Michelangelo hid in a secret underground room beneath the Medici Chapels, "fill[ing] the walls with drawings" to forget his fears, as he later recalled.

November 15, 2017

Puritans' 'luxury items' unearthed in Boston

Archaeologists in Boston have unearthed surprising luxury items from the 17th century, shedding new light on the lives of Puritans in the city.