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Thousands Volunteer to Help Jane Austen Museum Solve Mystery of ‘Spidery’ Script in Brother’s Biography
An interesting event happened in the domain of classic English literature recently when a 78-page memoir of Jane Austen's brother came into the hands...
Good News in History, May 7
18 years ago today, at the final match of Arsenal's home stadium of Highbury, their star forward Thierry Henry scored a hattrick against Wigan...
3,400-Year-old Head of King Ramses II Statue Returned to Egypt After Theft
A statue fragment of the great pharaoh Ramses II has been recovered in a joint effort and repatriated to Egypt.
Carved 3,400 years ago, it...
Good News in History, April 26
70 years ago, Seven Samurai was released in theaters, the epic cinematic masterpiece co-written, directed, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. A technical and creative...
Despite Faulty Metal Detector, Treasure Hunter Unearths Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in England
Despite having a faulty metal detector and having to use an old back-up, a treasure hunter discovered the largest gold nugget ever found in...
Good News in History, March 15
52 years ago today, The Godfather premiered in the United States. Based on a novel of the same name by American Mario Puzo, Paramount acquired...
Good News in History, February 20
208 years ago today, The Barber of Seville, one of Italian opera's greatest classics, debuted at the Teatro Argento in Rome. It tells the story of...
Paul McCartney ‘Gets Back!’ His Hofner Bass Guitar 50 Years After Theft from the Back of Their Van
Paul McCartney has been reunited with a famous stolen bass guitar after an initiative launched by journalists hoped to find the missing instrument by...
60 of Rock’s Greatest Icons Play on New Charity Song–Answering Mark Knopfler’s Call to Help Teens w Cancer
In a heartwarming display of camaraderie, dozens of guitar gods and rock music icons answered the call to produce a charity single to benefit...
Explorers Think They’ve Found Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Airplane After Using Undersea Sonar
The mystery behind the disappearance of Amelia Earhart over the Pacific Ocean has fascinated people for years. But after a recent deep-sea sonar survey,...
One of Scotland’s Last Master Kilt Tailors Creates Unique Online Course to Keep the Artform Alive
Last week, GNN reported on a specialty highlandwear company reproducing the world's oldest known tartan for sale today based on a 16th-century sample preserved...
Oklahoma Teen Overcomes Shyness to Collect and Give Away 54,000 Toys
Reed Marcum was just a kid when he learned that some children in his town of McAlester Oklahoma didn't have any toys under their...
Cup Found in Garage Turns Out to be Chinese Treasure Worth Thousands
A couple were left stunned after a cup tucked away in their garage turned out to be an antique Chinese treasure from the Qing...
Good News in History, November 22
58 years ago today Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, a National Geographic film special, premiered on CBS and brought the young primate ethnologist Jane...
A Forgotten Masterpiece Was Hanging Above a French Woman’s Hot Plate–Now, it’s Heading to the Louvre
A few years ago, the art world was abuzz with news that a painting by the 13th-century master Cimabue was discovered and was going...
Painting Stolen in a Heist 30 Years Ago Returned to its Native Scotland
A painting stolen from a Scottish castle museum over 30 years ago has finally been returned after it emerged in a Yorkshire auction—and an...
Stranded Sheep Rescued After Two Years of Loneliness at the Base of Scottish Cliff
A sheep dubbed "Britain's loneliest" has finally been rescued by 5 strapping farmhands after being stuck on a beach for two years.
Fiona the sheep...
A Sculpture Gifted to Couple Who Gave Him Shelter During a Storm 68 Years Ago Sells for $100,000
One rainy day in Bedfordshire, England, Peter Richards and his wife noticed a pair of lads shivering under the eaves of their country cottage...
Good News in History, October 19
3 years ago today, the high-profile sale of a Ming Dynasty artwork brought the world not only into contact with the most remarkable painting...
Boxes of Pokémon Cards Were Almost Thrown Away But Have Since Raised $50,000 for Family
A grandfather had to clear some space for a hospital bed when his wife became ill with cancer—and what he found abandoned in his...