Read more about the article Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum
Anna Catharina Bischoff as she may have looked in 1786, photo montage using scientific facial reconstruction (U. Wittwer-Ofen) and a contemporary portrait - J. Jakob. (H. Belakhal, Basel/Newsflash)
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Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum

The mortal remains of Boris Johnson's great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother have gone on display in a Swiss museum as part of an exhibition. The mummified remains of a woman were found by construction workers in a grave chamber in the Barfuesserkirche (Bare feet Church) in the Swiss city of Basel in 1975.…

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October 23, 2021
Read more about the article Worlds First Vagina Museum In London To Close Amid Claims Of Institutional Patriarchy
The Vagina Museum in London, England. (Newsflash)
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Worlds First Vagina Museum In London To Close Amid Claims Of Institutional Patriarchy

Camden’s Vagina Museum in London is being forced to close after failing to extend its lease amid claims of “institutional patriarchy” by the founder. The Vagina Museum, which claims to be the first and only one in the world, and which is based in Camden Market in the UK capital…

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September 24, 2021
Read more about the article Rare Street Sign From Austrian Village Named F***ing Goes On Display In Museum After Being Stolen Repeatedly By Pranksters
The sign 'Fucking' placed in House of History Austria. (Lorenz Paulus, hdgo/Newsflash)
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Rare Street Sign From Austrian Village Named F***ing Goes On Display In Museum After Being Stolen Repeatedly By Pranksters

A rare street sign from the Austrian village of 'Fucking' which changed its name to Fugging because they kept being stolen is going on display at a museum in Vienna. Fucking village drew a huge amount of unwanted attention ever since it was first discovered by American soldiers across the…

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September 7, 2021
Read more about the article Loaf Baked In 1892 Recognised As Worlds Oldest Bread After Decades Lost In Vault
The oldest bread in the world is 129 years old and is owned by a museum in Galati, Romania. (Muzeului de Istorie 'Paul Paltanea' Galati/Newsflash)
General News

Loaf Baked In 1892 Recognised As Worlds Oldest Bread After Decades Lost In Vault

This loaf baked in 1892 has been recognised as the oldest bread in the world after decades lost in a museum vault during Romania’s communist era. The 129-year-old loaf is on display at the Paul Paltanea Museum, a history and archaeology museum in the Romanian city of Galati. Specialists analysed…

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April 2, 2021
Read more about the article Chinese Museum Claims To Have Worlds Smallest Dragonflies
The smallest dragonfly in the world appeared in Sichuan. (Chengdu Huaxi Insect Museum/Newsflash)
Animals

Chinese Museum Claims To Have Worlds Smallest Dragonflies

A Chinese museum has claimed to have the world’s smallest set of dragonflies - over 10 scarlet dwarves found in mountainous region with poor flying ability and a travelling distance of just a few metres. The species, Nannophya pygmaea, which is variously known as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly or…

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December 2, 2020