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Cape Romano Dome House, The Fallen Landmark Of South Florida

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Built on the tip of Marco Island in 1982 and destroyed by Hurricane Ian 40 years later, the Cape Romano dome house was a unique cluster of igloo-shaped units perched on stilts and connected by walkways.Andy Morffew/Wikimedia CommonsThe Cape Romano dome house, abandoned off the coast of southwest Florida, in 2016. In September 2022, the remains of the famed Cape Romano dome house were destroyed by Hurricane Ian, a category 4 storm that reached peak intensity while over the house’s location in southwest Florida. Read More...

College Student Discovers Triceratops Skull In North Dakota's Badlands

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Most college students preparing for the real world begin with an internship, part-time job, or creative pursuits. Harrison Duran digs up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull.University of California, MercedThe fifth-year biology student has now formed a nonprofit with his colleague to find and preserve fossils like this while educating the public about the process. The Badlands of North Dakota are no stranger to entombed prehistoric dinosaur fossils, as the region contains a trove of remnants from the Cretaceous period. Read More...

Dirty Jokes In 2,000-Year-Old Bathroom Mosaics Discovered In Turkey

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"I think this was really the most intimate piece of evidence that we have of the humanity who lived and breathed and worked and played here at our ancient city."The mosaics found on the floor of a second-century latrine in Turkey. Hidden for thousands of years in the ruins of the coastal city of Antiochia ad Cragum was evidence that ancient Romans were just as immature as we are when it comes to bathroom humor. Read More...

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