Word. Researchers have discovered evidence of what they say is the world’s oldest alphabet, believed to have existed in the Middle East hundreds of years earlier than other ancient scripts. The early human discovery dating back to 2400 BC was made by analyzing clay fragments at a 16-year-long archaeological dig, Syria’s bronze-aged Tell Umm-el Marra, … Read more
A reunion worth recording. A couple’s 1966 wedding vinyl recording was reunited with its rightful owners after being mistakenly sold at a Texas thrift store. Katie Ornelas bought a record from a thrift store in Austin and was surprised when she opened “The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn” slip to find “Phil’s and Donna’s … Read more
Longest flight delay ever. Elon Musk may have promised to make commercial space travel an everyday event with SpaceX, but those with infinite memories will recall the idea being floated many moons ago — while one would-be carrier even handed out IOUs. Pan Am — the airline considered to be among the best of the world during … Read more
Two women in Norway were shocked to learn they were switched at birth and had only caught wise to the fiasco nearly 60 years later because of an alleged government coverup. The grown women, who are now both 59, have now teamed up with Karen Rafteseth Dokken — one of the mothers who received the … Read more
He’s a real conifer-sseur. A visit to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree — dizzyingly tall, dazzlingly lit — is one of NYC’s most treasured holiday rituals. And behind every sky-high stunner chopped down and brought into the Big Apple to make spirits bright at Christmastime stands just one man with an eye for perfection — most likely … Read more
It’s been nearly 20 years since Daniel Murphy was told his son Michael, a Navy SEAL Lieutenant from Long Island, had been killed in action in Afghanistan — along with two team members and 16 other military personnel. While the Medal of Honor recipient’s heroics were memorialized in the 2013 film “Lone Survivor,” his proud dad … Read more
Meet the super fit 52-year-old online star who went from an overweight middle-aged lady to a bodybuilding champion in just a few years. Five years ago, Brazilian Claudia Oliveira decided to make a dramatic change to her lifestyle when she got tired of being sad and having low self-esteem. Claudia Oliveira lost over 66 pounds … Read more
He was raved from the dead. An Italian grandfather, Gino Gentilin, celebrated the tragic loss of his grandson’s life in a usual way. Gentilin, 66, lost his grandson Kevin Gentilin, 15, in a car accident from riding his vintage Vespa scooter to school when he was hit by a car as he rode through rush … Read more
Meet the new dancing queens. This Friday, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular returns for another magical holiday season — with a slew of fresh faces joining the show’s famed Rockettes this year. Following open-call auditions in the spring, which saw more than 800 women kick their way into Midtown to show their best tap, jazz … Read more
Kudos to the shrewd keeper of this collecting family’s purse strings. A rare collection of gold coins dating back over a century has been appraised at a staggering $2 million — which is about $1.9 million more than the family who owns the set anticipated. The lineup of 51 Liberty Head and Indian Head gold … Read more
Doctors were convinced that a Norwegian man was simply fat for 12 years — but his growing belly was actually expanding with a 60-pound malignant tumor. He was diagnosed with obesity and even got prescribed Ozempic before they discovered the growth, leading to a 10-hour surgery for its removal. Thomas Kraut, 59, had the operation … Read more
What a Great find. New archeological research has uncovered a piece of cloth with a “physical description [that] exactly fits” a tunic worn by the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great. It consists of “a cotton textile dyed purple which sandwiches one or two layers of a whitish material made mainly of the mineral huntite,” according … Read more
This might sour your Halloween. In some US towns, there are age restrictions for trick-or-treaters, meaning kids of a certain age may be ineligible for candy canvassing tonight. According to Fox News, one town in New Jersey has a law that ban anyone 14 years or older from trick-or-treating. Yes, you can be too old … Read more
What are you looking at? A mysterious art show is tricking New Yorkers into tripping out — and staring into each other’s eyes. The wild exhibit, “Bobby Anspach: The Beautiful Nothing,” features a pair of kooky contraptions — tangles of wires, lights and colorful pom-poms — that look like something a mad scientist built with … Read more
It’s a skate-way to heaven. Skateboarders in Mexico honored their deceased buddy’s wishes by making his headstone a quarter-pipe ramp so mourners could skate with him instead of praying. A viral YouTube video, posted by Storyful, shows a visitor performing a tail grind on the ramp-inspired gravemarker, which is located in La Paz, Baja California … Read more
When Joel Kaufman of Queens walked across the TCS New York City Marathon finish line last year past 8 p.m., after most runners and spectators had long since left Central Park, he earned an unusual honor. “I got a call the next day from New York Road Runners,” Kaufman told The Post about the organization … Read more
A long-distance runner was lost for 30 days in the wilderness of Washington state before his rescue from the brink of death. What was supposed to be a day-long excursion for Robert Schock, 39, became a month-long fight for his life with no food, shelter, clothing or cell phone service. “[The ordeal] has taken its … Read more
And hubby makes three. Smiling cheek-to-cheek-to-cheek are conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel, 34, and Abby’s husband Joshua Bowling in his new Facebook profile pic. The cheery trio, who united as one during Abby and Bowling’s 2021 nuptials, is seen saying “cheese” for a rare selfie while enjoying a fall night in the outdoors. Bowling … Read more
Michael Ring was organizing a 100-mile bike tour in Putnam County in 2014 when he started falling, dropping things and tripping over stuff — it was happening so often that his then-boss took notice. “He took me aside and said, ‘I don’t talk about this, but I’m a cancer survivor. I’m saying that to scare … Read more
Charlie McGee wanted the full college experience — and he wasn’t going to let living with Down Syndrome get in his way This fall, the Clemson University junior accepted his bid to Phi Kappa Alpha, becoming one of the first students with intellectual disabilities to enlist in Greek life at the school. McGee, pictured, was … Read more