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This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated $2 billion

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This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated billion

Frenchman Stéphane Breitwieser was an art junkie, and to get his fix, he stole some 239 works of art with an estimated value of a whopping $2 billion — from as many as 200 museums all over Europe. One of the valuable pieces was the old master painting “Sybille, Princess of Cleves,” by the artist … Read more

Earliest recorded kiss may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimated

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Earliest recorded kiss may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimated

Mesopotamians kissed — and scientists are finally telling. New research suggests humans kissed each other on the lips 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark recently analyzed written sources from early Mesopotamian societies, which led them to propose humanity’s earliest recorded kiss took place 4,500 … Read more