Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting | Archaeology
An international team of archaeologists has announced that the world’s oldest illustrated story is a cave painting that predates the previous record holder by some 6,000 years and was discovered on the same Indonesian island, about 10 kilometers away. The paintings, believed to be at least 51,200 years old, were discovered in the Leang Karampuang […]
Doyle Archer named oldest truck driver at 90 by Guinness World Records
He is still working at age 90. A Kansas man in his nonagenarian who has been behind the wheel of commercial trucks for 60 years was recently honored as the world’s oldest living truck driver. And despite his advanced age, great-grandfather Doyle Archer told The Washington Post he has no plans to retire anytime soon. […]
71-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Contestant In Miss Texas USA History
The pearl and diamond Miss Universe 2005 crown, valued at $250,000, is displayed by Japanese pearl giant Mikimoto during a press conference in Bangkok on May 17, 2005. (SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images) Avril Elfi from OANTuesday, June 25, 2024 12:52 PM A 71-year-old woman has made history as the oldest person to compete in […]
Lake Compounce in Connecticut is America’s oldest theme park
The oldest theme park in the United States is in Bristol, Connecticut. What began as a lakeside picnic park with gorgeous views has evolved into a theme park with over 35 rides and attractions. Lake Compoons is recognized as the oldest amusement park in the United States by the National Amusement Park Historical Association and, […]
71-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Miss Texas USA Pageant Contestant
A 71-year-old beauty contestant has made history as the oldest woman to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Marissa Teijo Participated Almost 100 Women who will compete for the title of Miss Texas and represent the state at the Miss USA pageant in August came together over the weekend. Daily Mail. “I am so […]
Fossil of ancient sea reptile is oldest found in Southern Hemisphere
A 246-million-year-old reptile fossil discovered by scientists in New Zealand has been confirmed as the oldest marine reptile fossil ever found in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a Swedish museum. The vertebrae of a Nothosaurus, a type of sauropod-finned aquatic reptile that lived during the Triassic Period, the beginning of the dinosaurs, were first unearthed […]
World’s oldest wine discovered in ancient Roman burial site
The world’s oldest known wine bottle was recently discovered in a Roman cemetery in southern Spain, according to a study published this week. The wine is kept in glass jars inside an ancient mausoleum in the Andalusian town of Carmona, where it has remained untouched for almost 2,000 years. A jar containing a reddish liquid. […]
‘We Almost Froze’: Archaeologists Discover Urn With Oldest Liquid Wine And Cremated Remains
A team of archaeologists in southern Spain discovered the oldest known wine in the world in a collection of urns that also contained cremation remains and a gold ring, a study published Sunday read. Archaeologists happened upon the approximately two-millennia-old wine when they unearthed a tomb in Carmona in 2019, according to the study published […]
San Miguel Chapel: The oldest church in the continental United States
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Maine’s Oldest ‘Lobster Lady’ Turns 104, Refuses to Retire
Maine’s oldest active lobster catcher just turned 104, but after more than 90 years of catching crustaceans, he has no plans to retire just yet. Virginia Oliver is Catch a lobster She told a local CBS station that she was 8 years old when her father died in a boat off the coast of Rockland. […]