3-year-old uncovers medieval treasure
A 3-year-old British boy was trying out his grandfather’s metal detector when he found a 500-year-old gold pendant worth $4 million. James Hyatt says he took the metal detector out to a field, turned it on, and “it went beep, beep, beep.” He and his father started digging and unearthed a pendant engraved with the image of the Virgin Mary, dating from the Middle Ages. Experts from the British Museum say the religious relic may have belonged to the royal family.
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German designers introduce gay-themed coffins
A pair of German undertakers have introduced a range of coffins specially designed for the gay market. Thomas Brandl and Michael Koenigsfeld, partners in business and in life, say the gay-themed coffins, adorned with either a rainbow motif or images of muscular young males in athletic poses, were introduced to meet demand from customers looking to exit this life in a “warm and fantastical” way. “We believe you should be able to have a coffin that lets you embark on your last journey in a way that reflects how you lived your life,” says Brandl.