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Wednesday, May 9
May 9, 2012

A section of 600-year-old city wall in Nanjing was damaged when a Ferrari was put on top if it for a publicity stunt. Its spinning, screeching wheels left tire marks on the Ming Dynasty walls. The stunt was intended to kick off a Ferrari show marking the Italian car maker’s 20 years in the Chinese car […]

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Tuesday, May 8
May 8, 2012

Nearly half of the Confederate earthwork known as Fort Pocahontas has been removed by hand in order to reveal the southern half of James Fort, which was constructed by English colonists in 1607. The location is an ideal spot for fortifications, with views of Virginia’s James River. Archaeologists from Jamestown Rediscovery found an underground, timber-lined room […]

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