In 1907, Yoshitaro Shibasaki and his team climbed Mount Tsurugi, once thought to be Japan’s last unclimbed mountain. At the summit, they discovered a metal cane decoration and a sword, later found to have been left there over 1,000 years earlier

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This Medieval Sword Pulled From a Dutch Riverbed Is Marked With Intricate Copper Symbols | The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort

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A 3000 Year old perfectly preserved sword recently dug up in Germany

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Ancient Chinese Qin sword - dating back to 770-476 B.C. Possibly owned by a prestigious warrior or high-ranking noble.

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The dagger buried with Tutankhamun is not of this world... its blade is made from meteorite iron

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John Cummings swallowed 35 knives over the course of 6 years. The first time was to prove to people that he could, and each time afterward was to prove it to people who didn’t believe him; he eventually died from the effects of this in 1809.

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Old model of a multi shot hand gun from Asia. 3 barrels made of iron, circa 1600s source in comment

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Archaeologists Uncover a ‘Monumental’ Hunting Kit in Texas That Dates 7,000 Years | The artifacts discovered in a cave—which include dart tips, a boomerang and a spear-throwing tool.

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Executioners Mask used at the Tower of London

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A German hand axe, circa 1570

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Ancient skeleton with the oldest gold in the world found near the Black Sea

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The Unbroken Seal on King Tutankhamun's Tomb in 1922

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Sixteenth-century Mayor Hans Steininger was famous for his supposedly four-foot-long beard, until when he broke his neck by tripping over his own beard and killed him. Today, Steininger's beard is still displayed at the local museum in Branau am Inn, Austria.