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First Bob Ross Painting From 'The Joy Of Painting' Goes On Sale

The work, titled A Walk in the Woods, was featured on the first-ever episode of Ross' show that aired live in January 1983.Modern ArtifactBob Ross’ first on-air painting, A Walk in the Woods. The first piece artist Bob Ross ever painted on air for his television program The Joy of Painting recently hit the market for a staggering $9.85 million by the Minneapolis gallery Modern Artifact — a price the gallery called a “not-for-sale number,” as they plan to take the piece on tour.

Five Mysteries Uncovered By Google Earth

Pyramids, Peru In 2008, scientists uncovered a buried pyramid in the Peruvian desert using Google Earth and some special algorithms. The pyramid is located underneath a crop field, a mile away from the famous Nazca Lines in the Cahuachi desert. Researchers used a combination of satellite imagery and infrared technology to peel away the top layer imagery and uncover the pyramid, which is said to extend over an area of 9000 square meters.

Florida Sex Offender Attempts To Purchase Child For $100,000

Hellmuth Kolb of Port Orange, Florida, approached Lauren Benning and her young daughter in a Winn-Dixie supermarket, followed the two out to the parking lot, and offered a large sum of cash in exchange for the child.Port Orange Police Department/FacebookHellmuth Kolb had been put on the sex offender registry in 2018 for false imprisonment of a child under age 13. Police in Port Orange, Florida arrested an 85-year-old man on Aug.

George Raveling, The Coach Who Owns MLK's Most Famous Speech

At the 1963 March on Washington, George Raveling boldly asked Martin Luther King Jr. for a copy of his remarks. To his surprise, the iconic civil rights leader handed it to him.Bettmann/Getty ImagesGeorge Raveling speaking at a college basketball coaches meeting in Chicago, Illinois in 1983. From prodigious basketball player to pioneering coach, George Raveling had a colossal impact on the sport and its recruitment of Black players. He also came of age during the civil rights movement, however, and was not only present at Martin Luther King, Jr.

German U-Boat Sunk In World War II Photographed Off The English Coast

The German U-boat was found in 180 feet deep in the Atlantic just nine nautical miles off the coast of Cornwall, England.Facebook/Dive NewquayThe U-boat wreck was discovered in 2006, but this is the first time it’s been recorded. A team of divers off the coast of Cornwall in England explored the ruins of a German U-boat that sank in World War II. What they found was eerie and astonishing. Dive Newquay, which led the expedition of four, deemed it one of their most “epic dives” to date.