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Stolen 16th-century painting sells for $22M after being recovered from a bus stop

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Stolen 16th-century painting sells for M after being recovered from a bus stop

A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by the famed Italian painter Titian that depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph on their way to seek refuge in Egypt. Auction … Read more

16th-century ‘vampire’ buried with brick in her mouth — to stop blood-sucker from eating the dead

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16th-century ‘vampire’ buried with brick in her mouth — to stop blood-sucker from eating the dead

Sink your teeth into this one. Scientists have recreated the face of a 16th-century woman with a brick jammed into her mouth, an object apparently wedged there to stop her from eating the dead — as Italian locals believed she was a vampire. The spooky story begins at a mass grave discovered on the Venetian … Read more