This photo of Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala helped Egyptian authorities locate the stolen sarcophagus of Nedjemankh, which is over 2,100 years old.
Investigators noticed the gold sarcophagus in Met Gala photos and traced it to a looted artifact sold to the Met with forged papers; it was repatriated to Egypt in 2019.
With a combined age of 216 years and 132 days (he’s 108 and she’s 107), Lyle and Eleanor Gittens are not only the oldest living married couple, but also the oldest married couple ever
Recognized by Guinness World Records, they married in 1942 and recently set the all-time aggregate-age record for a married couple.
Tiger-Shaped Mortar from India, c.1750-1790 CE: this 239mm (9.4in) caliber mortar is cast in the shape of a tiger with the muzzle of the gun protruding from its jaws
Sumerian statues of a male and female worshipper found at the Abu Temple in Tell Asmar modern day iraq. (2900-2450 BCE)
Part of the Tell Asmar Hoard, these votive figures—with their wide shell-inlaid eyes—stood in a temple to pray perpetually on behalf of donors.
Runit Island. The 115m wide concrete dome is used to seal contaminated waste from nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands in the 1950s. The hole next to it is from a nuke test.
Called the “Runit Dome,” it caps a bomb crater filled with radioactive debris from 1946–1958 tests; scientists still debate long-term leakage risks from rising seas and cracking concrete.
Nap cabins in Frankfurt airport terminal that can be rented by the hour
Frankfurt Airport’s “NapCabs” are private pods you can book by the hour inside Terminal 1’s secure area—handy for tight layovers.
Rape prevention tips from the philippines
The Philippine National Police has faced backlash for posters like these, criticized for victim-blaming instead of focusing on preventing perpetration.
Women from the Tai Dam ethnic group in Vietnam traditionally wear high buns to signify their married status. Since these buns make it difficult to wear standard motorbike helmets, specially designed helmets are created just for them
The head of the only Dodo specimen with remaining soft tissue
The “Oxford Dodo” preserves mummified skin from the head—the only surviving dodo soft tissue—making it uniquely valuable for DNA and anatomy studies.
Reconstruction of a man aged 25–30 years who lived about 4000 years ago. His remains were found in 1921 during road works in Brighton.
Human skeleton and gorilla skeleton side by side
Victorian shoe fitting device: the seller could only see the ankle and could not look under the skirt or meet the lady’s gaze.
In the late-Victorian/Edwardian era, some shops used modesty screens and peep devices so clerks could check shoe fit without breaching decorum.
The oldest leather shoe ever found was discovered in Armenia in 2008 and is 5,500 years old
The Areni-1 shoe—dated to ~3500 BC—was so well preserved by cave conditions that even its laces survived, predating Ötzi’s footwear.
Christopher Reeves before and after being Superman, 1978.
Reeve reportedly added ~30 pounds of muscle through intensive training before filming, enabling the role’s iconic physicality.
Mannequins from the Big and Tall store
Amy Jo Johnson, the original Pink Ranger in 2025
Early 1900s anti-electricity propaganda poster showing public anxiety of electricity
Fears about overhead wires, shocks, and fires fueled propaganda like “The Unrestrained Demon,” echoing later panics over new tech.
Toronto’s mayor Olivia Chow wearing a Dodgers jersey after losing a bet with LA’s mayor.
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