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October 12, 2020 05:44 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/10/12/tourist-returns-artifacts-she-swiped-at-pompeii-in-hopes-of-lifting-curse.html
Tourist returns artifacts she swiped at Pompeii in hopes of lifting "curse"
In 2005, a Canadian person only identified as Nicole was one of 2.5 million tourists who each year visit the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 CE by a volcanic eruption. Rather than hit the gift shop though, Nicole says she "wanted to have a piece of history that couldn't be bought" so she swiped a couple of mosaic tiles, pottery shards, and a bit of a ceramic wall from the site. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/10/12/tourist-returns-artifacts-she-swiped-at-pompeii-in-hopes-of-lifting-curse.html
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