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Researchers have reconstructed a devastating sequence of 16 floods that hit Europe between late 1341 and 1343, including the catastrophic Magdalena Flood of 1342. The findings suggest the disasters arrived so close together that each event may have compounded the damage left by the one before it.
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A new museum in Pompano Beach, Florida, is dedicated entirely to jellyfish, displaying up to 25 species alongside 3D projections and a mini laboratory. The facility was founded by Ukrainian aquarium developers who relocated after the Russia-Ukraine war.
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In 1735, Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach commissioned a fantastical garden attraction filled with wax figures of Merlin and figures from Britain’s legendary past. The unusual display was designed to connect the recently established Hanoverian dynasty with British history, identity and political stability.
A man dressed as Darth Vader took the podium at a San Diego City Council committee meeting and delivered a sarcastic defense of Flock cameras, invoking rebel forces, Storm Troopers and his alleged desire to track down an ex-girlfriend.