antiques

Collector bought 2000-yr-old Roman bust for $35 at thrift store

May 9, 2022 by Nena Serrano 2 Comments

WHAT'S BEING CLAIMED: Art collector Laura Young bought a 50-pound marble bust at a thrift store for $34.99.She only realized how valuable the bust was after an auction house said the bust was probably of Roman general Drusus Germanicus.The 2,000-year-old Roman bust, which had been missing since WWII, is now at the San Antonio Museum of Art. An art collector came into … [Read more...] about Collector bought 2000-yr-old Roman bust for $35 at thrift store

Japanese are going crazy over a backpack that looks like a real cat

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Miho Katsumi created a backpack that looked like a real cat, and it is making waves on Twitter in Japan. These are handcrafted bags made using faux fur and 1 bag takes about 1 to 3 months to make. One bag is priced at 140,000 Japanese yen ($1,074). Miho Katsumi created hand-sewn […]

Fountain of Youth: Fecal transplants could be the next big anti-aging hack

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Fecal transplantation is demonstrated to reverse age-associated inflammation that causes a decline in tissue function, a new study finds. The researchers said that this improves understanding of the importance of microbiota composition and how it could be involved in disease development The paper was published in Microbiome. As a person grows older, […]

NASA to send nude pictures of people to space to ‘attract aliens’ [Video]

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: In the hope of luring aliens to Earth, NASA is planning to send naked pictures of humans into space. The naked man and woman in the photos are waving to make them look more inviting. The image was revealed as part of a project called the “Beacon in the Galaxy” (BITG) which aims […]

Wild fox kills 25 flamingos at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A wild fox broke into an outdoor flamingo habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Monday. The fox killed 25 American flamingos and one Northern pintail duck. According to the zoo, it is the first time a wild predator has broken into the mesh exhibit since it was built […]