Jerusalem Cave Hunt; Bible Reformation Notes; Dino-DNA; RFP: Homemade Bomb; Shoes Without a Tie; Israel Jumps on Putin's Announcement; and NK's Justice in Action

Archaeology

American Tourist Sneaks Into Ancient Jerusalem Cave for Private Treasure Hunt jewishpress

During his one-night stay, the tourist dug in search of the legendary treasure of Korah and his followers and other treasures purported to be hidden in the cave.

Historian uncovers secrets of the Reformation hidden in England’s oldest printed bible qmul.ac.uk

The annotations were discovered in England’s first printed Bible, published in 1535 by Henry VIII’s printer. It is one of just seven surviving copies, and is housed in Lambeth Palace Library, London. The secrets hidden in the Lambeth Library copy were revealed during research by Dr Eyal Poleg, a historian from Queen Mary University of London.

Palaeontology

Pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex could contain DNA unexplained-mysteries.com

I had to include this particular article simply because the site is called “unexplained mysteries”. Imagine...DNA...in a 68 million year old dino! How can that be!!! :D But don’t worry - the other news options were equally awestruck at the...mystery of it all.

Bomb Tech

DARPA Will Pay You to Build a Homemade Bomb sputniknews

In an effort to defend against improvised explosive attacks, the Pentagon’s research arm DARPA is looking to pay crafty hobbyists capable of turning household items into bombs.

Unnecessary Tech

Nike's First Power Lacing Shoes gizmodo

Ever since Back to the Future II, people have wanted shoes that tied themselves. Well, Nike has finally made power lacing shoes that tie themselves. In real life. As in, you’ll actually be able to buy them.

Video (lame, but gives you the idea)

Israel

President Rivlin Gets Emergency Briefing for Putin Meeting following Withdrawal Announcement jewishpress

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dramatic announcement on Monday that he is starting to withdraw his forces from Syria on Tuesday (today) has caught the world off guard, but particularly Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who is flying to Moscow for a state visit on Tuesday, and was scheduled for a Wednesday meeting with Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Ma’ariv reported.

North Korea

What We Know About the American Student Held in North Korea abcnews

Today, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda poster from his Pyongyang hotel room while on a visit to the country.

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