Mystery of Oak Island Has Finally Been Uncovered, But Not Without A Major Cost

Getting A Closer Look

In the late 1960s, the Triton Alliance took over the excavation efforts. They discovered a 300 hundred-year-old pair of iron scissors. Aside from the scissors, they decided to dig a "Borehole," a steel tube that allowed them to use a camera to investigate the pit to avoid the dangers of physically going down there themselves.

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The More You Know

  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
  • During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
  • Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
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