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Ernest Shackleton's Last Ship, Quest, Discovered Off the Coast of Canada(smithsonianmag.com)88 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 31 comments
Wreck of Shackleton's 'Endurance' discovered in Antarctic depths (2022)(smithsonianmag.com)177 points by throwoutway 2 years ago | 48 comments
Researchers find high levels of lead, mercury and arsenic in Beethoven's hair(smithsonianmag.com)128 points by marban 2 years ago | 91 comments
The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016)(smithsonianmag.com)160 points by squircle 2 years ago | 59 comments
Pompeii fixed potholes with molten iron (2019)(smithsonianmag.com)69 points by strict9 2 years ago | 53 comments
