Possible Civil War cannonball dug up in Virginia yard
Landscapers were shocked to discover a possible Civil War artillery shell while working in the yard of a Virginia home. Real estate agent Jasin Singh was awed when one of her employees picked up the object, which she initially thought was a stone, and cleaned it. “[It felt] too heavy to be a rock [the […]
Drums of toxic chemicals dug up in Long Island park
Six large drums of toxic chemicals wrapped in concrete were discovered buried beneath a Long Island park in an area long plagued by cancer concerns among residents, authorities said this week. revealed. The 55-gallon steel drum was discovered last Wednesday by a contractor testing soil at Bethpage Community Park, a former Northrop Grumman Aerospace dump […]
World War II-era 1,000-pound bomb dug up at Florida airport
Construction workers working on the grounds of a Florida airport unearthed a 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb, causing an evacuation. The explosives were discovered Tuesday afternoon at the planned site of the Wilton Simpson Technical College campus at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport. Hernando County Sheriff’s Office officials rushed to the scene around 3 p.m. after […]
Amateur treasure hunter plunges 130ft to his death in hole he dug inside his home
A man in Minas Gerais, Brazil, died after dreaming of gold buried in his property after falling into a 130-foot hole dug under his kitchen floor. João Pimenta, 71, lost his balance on Thursday afternoon and fell into the huge hole he had dug, eventually reaching the height of a 12-story building. Neighbors told local […]