Scubarob Adventure Log

Top Roman Charioteer Was Worth More than Cristiano Ronaldo! In 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year became the first team-sport athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings. It is hard to imagine anyone topping that, but in the ancient world,  Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/roman-charioteer-0016814 for more

Strange ‘Huddled’ Skeletons Discovered in Berenice Troglodytica Tombs Berenice Troglodytica, also known as Baranis, was a fledgling port city on the Red Sea in ancient Egypt. The remains of seven “huddled” skeletons in a tomb complex have been discovered at Berenice Troglodytica by Polish archaeologists, reports PAP. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/berenice-troglodytica-0016813 for more

The Naked Hot Air Balloon Aeronauts Who Conquered High Altitude Mayhem In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of people flying through the air, but it wasn’t until 19 September 1783 that history’s first aerostatic flight was achieved by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe History Important Events … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/hot-air-balloon-0016812 for more

HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERED BY STRANGE LAKE | The UnXplained | #Shorts See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQbdSK1e_j0 for more

According to legend, in the thirteenth century, a prince of Srivijaya was shipwrecked on the island; he saw a lion there for the first time in his life and took this as a sign that he should found a new city, which he named “Lion City” – Singapura. See http://bit.ly/2ImwNgx for more

Argentina’s ‘Dragon of Death:’ South America’s Largest Pterosaur! A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new species of airborne reptile in the Andes Mountains of western Argentina. Dubbed the “Dragon of Death” by its discoverers,  Read more Section:  News Evolution & Human Origins Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/largest-pterosaur-found-0016811 for more

Mary Cassatt Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American impressionist painter who lived most of her life in France. She focussed on capturing women at their daily tasks in oils, pastels, and prints, and produced many innovative representations of mothers and children. Cassatt was hugely influential in encouraging the exhibition and collection of impressionist art in … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Cassatt/ for more