These Rare Discoveries Show Us The Other Story That Our History Books Never Did

Published on 01/13/2020
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A Fascinating 300-Year-Old Carved Skull From Tibet

In 2011, this carved skull was found in an antique store in Vienna. If you were curious, it is the 300-year-old remains of a Tibetan man. This is what the person who sold it to the Austrian shopkeeper said, at the very least. The skull supposedly came from a man who provided Tibetan monks with medical help, but the veracity of the story has yet to be confirmed. Researchers looked into the skull and learned that it is covered in a script called plants or an Indian script called ranja. However, they couldn’t translate the characters without knowing where it came from.

A Fascinating 300-Year-Old Carved Skull From Tibet

A Fascinating 300-Year-Old Carved Skull From Tibet

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A Restored Fire Fighter’s Bicycle From 1905

Firefighters did not always have their giant trucks. By the turn of the century, some firemen had to patrol on bikes with a hose that could be attached to a source of water. Aside from that, it also has a spot for the crowbar, which can be used to enter buildings, as well as a flashlight to let them see in the dark. According to online sources, these bikes had been built for firemen in the workshops of Birmingham Small Arms in Great Britain. We think that it would be cool to own one of these for a sweet ride. Hopefully, you would not get mistaken for a firefighter!

A Restored Fire Fighter’s Bicycle From 1905

A Restored Fire Fighter’s Bicycle From 1905

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