
For centuries, stories recounted by shepherds living in Corsica about meter-long cats with long sharp teeth that would attack ewes and goats at night were dismissed as a myth. However, in 2008 one such cat was accidentally caught in a chicken coop which encouraged scientists to extend their research of the new cat species.
For centuries, stories recounted by shepherds living in Corsica about meter-long cats with long sharp teeth that would attack ewes and goats at night were dismissed as a myth.

History is all around us, and if you look hard enough, sometimes it can be right under your feet... in the basement. Here is a list of people who made unintentional 'archeological' discoveries and then found a way to put them to good use.
History is all around us, and if you look hard enough, sometimes it can be right under your feet... in the basement.

Photographer Brandi Mueller made a hauntingly beautiful discovery while scuba diving off the Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands. More than 150 lost World War II planes that lay 130 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by coral and fish in an underwater graveyard of sorts.
Photographer Brandi Mueller made a hauntingly beautiful discovery while scuba diving off the Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands.

This person uncovered a bomb when they were casually digging up a piece of ground.
This person uncovered a bomb when they were casually digging up a piece of ground.

Paleontologists recently discovered the largest dinosaur ever in Argetina. Dubbed the Argetinosaurus, this monster is estimated to have been 130 feet long, 65 feet tall and would have weighed 77 metric tons. Could you imagine having this thing for a pet?
Paleontologists recently discovered the largest dinosaur ever in Argetina. Dubbed the Argetinosaurus, this monster is estimated to have been 130 feet long, ...

The wreck of the RMS Titanic is located about 370 miles (600 km) south-southeast of the coast of Newfoundland, lying at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 m). It was discovered on September 1, 1985 by a joint French-American expedition.
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is located about 370 miles (600 km) south-southeast of the coast of Newfoundland, lying at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 m).
