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Uncommon purple sea snail seen on La Jolla beach after being gone for years

Uncommon purple sea snail seen on La Jolla beach after being gone for years

Unique Sea Snail Discovery in La Jolla Recently, students in La Jolla, California, took a leisurely sunset walk along the beach, where Anya Stajner, a PhD student from the Scripps Oceanography Institute at UC San Diego, stumbled upon a small yet striking purple shell. This shell turned out to belong to a rather rare species […]

Ancient purple dye factory from biblical times revealed in Israel

Historians have made some intriguing discoveries about an ancient factory that produced purple dye in what is now modern-day Israel. Recent articles in the journal PLOS 1 reveal that researchers have identified Tel Shiqmona, an archaeological site located south of Haifa along the Mediterranean coast. According to the article’s author, Tel Shiqmona is unmistakably a […]

Grimace spotted on NYC’s purple line as Mets fans hope for luck against Phillies

Subway commuters experienced something surprising. Mets fans aboard the seven-row train ahead of Game 3 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday were greeted by Grimas, the team's lucky mascot, adopted from McDonald's. The purple character's face also happened to be on 10 cars of the purple train, including a decal of Grimas […]

Mets unveil purple Grimace seat at Citi Field

Grimas' saga about the Mets' 2024 season will now be immortalized at Citi Field. The Mets introduced the Grimace seats during their 2-1 extra-innings win over the Nationals on Monday, paying tribute to the fast-food chain McDonald's purple character, who has become something of a good luck charm this year. Grimas has become something of […]