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A 18000 year old dog is discovered
A 18000-year old baby canine carcass was found in the permafrost layer of Siberia, Russia. Researchers are having a hard time figuring out whether this is a dog or wolf, according to bbc Japan. The canine baby, which appears to have died two months after birth, was stored frozen with its fur, nose, and teeth very clean … especially for being over 18000 years old. Researchers examined the DNA, but couldn’t identify what kind of animal it was. It is possible that this creature is a wolf in the process of evolving into a modern dog. 2ch comments: ・Ancient dog!! Wow! ・I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw one of…
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A Condom from 120 years ago is found!
The contraceptive device sold by Morishita Jintan (Osaka City) in the Meiji era was found in an old private house in Ishikawa prefecture for the first time in about 120 years. According to Kyodo, It was used as a preventive device for the sexually transmitted disease “syphilis” that was rampant at that time, but due to the postwar turmoil, only newspaper advertisements at that time were left. Morishita Jintan is considering exhibiting at the head office as a valuable asset that conveys the history of the company. 2ch comments: ・It seems to me that the owner didn’t use it ・Let’s dig up more old Japanese houses; who knows what treasures…
