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TIL a Chinese teenager defaced a stone sculpture in ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple with graffiti. An embarrassed Chinese traveller photographed it and shared on Weibo. It took just a day before outraged netizens tracked the teenager down in his hometown forcing his parents to apologize for him.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 3:06 pm

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Stone Engravings of Mysterious Ancient Megastructures May Be World’s Oldest ‘Blueprints’

by HistoryBuff May 22, 2023, 6:11 pm

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TIL bodies of victims from Pompeii’s Vesuvius eruption didn’t turn to stone. Rather, their bodies were enveloped in debris which hardened. The bodies decayed, leaving hollow cavities. During the first excavations, these cavities were filled with a plaster-like material, creating detailed replicas.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 2:12 am

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Mysterious New Markings Have Appeared on the U.K.’s Ancient Stone of Destiny – Archaeology World News

by HistoryBuff May 4, 2023, 5:57 pm

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If you could have any object from a fictional universe, such as the One Ring or the Philosopher’s Stone, which would you choose and why?

by QuestionGuy May 2, 2023, 5:15 pm

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Exhibit celebrates 1978 discovery of Coyolxauhqui stone at Templo Mayor

by HistoryBuff April 11, 2023, 1:22 am

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Stone fucker

by CopyPastaArchive April 8, 2023, 5:56 pm

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Research shines new light on the Stone of Destiny

by HistoryBuff April 7, 2023, 7:51 am

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TIL – The Stone of Destiny, an ancient stone on which Scottish monarchs had been crowned, was taken from Scotland, by King Edward I of England in 1296, and in 1950 4 Scottish students from the University of Glasgow stole the Stone from Westminster Abbey in London and took it back to Scotland

by whatilearned April 5, 2023, 10:39 pm

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TIL there’s a field of thousands of prehistoric stone jars in Laos

by whatilearned March 29, 2023, 6:40 am

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Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago

by HistoryBuff March 20, 2023, 10:55 am

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Happy St Patrick’s Day! If you can’t kiss the Blarney Stone for luck just use a fake stone…

by cringeyjokesman March 17, 2023, 1:56 pm

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