Engineers Discover a 132 Year Old Message in a Bottle in a Scottish Lighthouse

Engineers Discover a 132-Year-Old Message in a Bottle in a Scottish Lighthouse

Mechanical engineers inspecting a lighthouse found a surprising message: a handwritten missive from workers of another age.

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Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years

Engineers were shocked to find the message deep inside the wall of a lighthouse in the south of Scotland.

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Scottish government facing £170m court case over axed bottle recycling scheme

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Emily Oster on "lighthouse" parenting

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Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site

Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap

Entertainment - ABC News - October 30

Main engine of U.S. economy posts fastest growth in more than two years, ISM finds

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Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

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Probe launched into 12-year-old girl's death

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A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other

Tech - ABC News - October 16

Lost Chopin waltz discovered in New York museum after almost 200 years

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Three held on suspicion of murder of one-year-old girl in Northern Ireland

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World - The Guardian - October 16

The 80-Year-Old Basketball Hall of Famer Thriving on the Pickleball Court

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15-year-old Kansas football player's death is blamed on heat

Outdoor conditioning while a heat advisory was in effect during the humid summer left 15-year-old football player Ovet Gomez Regalado pale and asking for water

Health - ABC News - October 17

Postcard from Greece . . . meeting the 100-year-old guru of hotel design

Nicos Valsamakis created Delphi’s modernist Amalia hotel in the 1960s — and is still going strong

World - Financial Times - October 18

This 401(k) lawsuit showcases the power of a 50-year-old law

Erisa laid the foundation for retirement security, but more laws will bolster it in the years to come.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Hoard of 1,000-year-old coins unearthed in field sells for $5.6M

A trove of more than 2,500 silver coins that lay buried for 1,000 years will go on display in British museums after being acquired for the nation

World - ABC News - October 22

19-year-old woman found dead in oven in Canada Walmart

A Canadian Walmart store was closed for a third day Tuesday as police investigated the death of a woman whose body was found inside an oven.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

2300-year-old skeleton helps solve mystery of earliest Japanese people

World - Yahoo News - October 22

A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?

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Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

A 52-Year-Old Hockey Legend Is Playing His Final Professional Season

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Sports - The New York Times - October 24

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Science - The New York Times - October 26

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The 49ers mourn the death of CB Charvarius Ward's 1-year-old daughter

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49ers' Charvarius Ward announces death of 1-year-old daughter

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10-year-old catches historic World Series grand slam

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How a 73-Year-Old Visionary Became the Grandfather of Football Analytics

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Sports - The New York Times - October 30

Snack to the future! Litter pickers bag 34-year-old crisp packet

The empty packet of Walkers ready salted crisps has survived for four decades.

New Mexico teen charged in shooting of 8-year-old sister

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Can a 10-year-old credit card debt still be collected?

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Can a 7-year-old credit card debt still be collected?

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"Mornings Memory": 90-year-old Effie Nielson breaks records in weightlifting

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82-year-old woman arrested for allegedly assaulting Trump supporters

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The 88-year-old lorry driver building a rural care home

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