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The Corp Naomh is an Irish bell shrine made in the 9th or 10th century to enclose a now lost hand-bell, which probably dated to around 600 to 900 AD and belonged to an early Irish saint. It is 23 cm (9.1 in) high and 12 cm (4.7 in) wide. It consists of cast bronze and plates of sheet bronze mounted on a wooden core decorated with silver, niello and rock crystal. It is severely damaged with extensive losses and wear across almost all of its parts. Sections from its original include the cross on the reverse and the ornate semi-circular cap, which shows a bearded cleric holding a book. He is surrounded on both sides by horsemen and large birds. It was extensively refurbished in the 15th century, and possibly the 16th century, when a central bronze crucifixion of Jesus, a griffin and lion panel, stamped border panels and a backing plate were added. It was transferred to the National Museum of Ireland in 1887. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
- ... that Charles Darwin used a tree of life model (sketch pictured) to conceptualise his theory of evolution?
- ... that American folklorist Esther Shephard collected tall tales from logging camps in the state of Washington to complete her 1924 book about Paul Bunyan?
- ... that the Māori believed that the failure of the rockets launched at a pā (fort) during the Battle of Puketutu was due to rites and rituals performed during its construction?
- ... that a lawyer got his client acquitted of a 1975 kidnapping by accusing the victim of masterminding his own abduction—but in 2020 admitted that he had known it was a lie?
- ... that a teenager planned to blow up the tomb of Islamic saint Habib Noh because he believed that it was un-Islamic?
- ... that former NASCAR driver St. James Davis was badly mauled by two chimpanzees while visiting one who was the best man at his wedding?
- ... that the City and Guilds of London Institute developed the City & Guilds Computer virtual machine as part of their 1960s teaching materials?
- ... that Mimi Kilgore gifted Willem de Kooning a frog that had been run over by a car?
In the news
- Cyclone Gabrielle (satellite image shown) causes widespread damage and flooding across New Zealand.
- After a derailment of a train carrying vinyl chloride near East Palestine, Ohio, US, residents are evacuated over health concerns from the subsequent controlled burn.
- Nikos Christodoulides is elected President of Cyprus.
- In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
- A megadrought and heatwave cause forest fires and a state of emergency in Chile.
On this day
- 1600 – The stratovolcano Huaynaputina, in present-day Peru, produced the largest recorded volcanic explosion in South America.
- 1942 – Second World War: In the largest attack mounted by a foreign power against Australia, more than 240 Japanese aircraft bombed the city of Darwin (pictured).
- 2012 – Mexican drug war: Forty-four inmates died in a prison riot in Apodaca, Mexico, between members of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
- Thomas Arundel (d. 1414)
- Émilie Gamelin (b. 1800)
- Tim Shadbolt (b. 1947)
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The Stopića Cave is a limestone cave near Sirogojno, on the slopes of Mount Zlatibor in western Serbia. It has been protected by the state as a natural monument. It is located in the village of Rožanstvo, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the town of Zlatibor. This photograph shows cascading tufa "bathtubs" filled with water within the cave. Photograph credit: Čedomir Žarković
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