Aug 28 2015
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The only thing better than getting rich by finding treasure is not having to put much effort into your windfall. So…
Feb 21 2014
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1926: One of the world's first walk-through metal detectors, invented to search employees leaving a manufacturing plant in Germany. [April 1926 issue of Radio News]
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Jan 17 2013
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A prospector made an extraordinary discovery yesterday, when he found an "incredibly rare" 12-pound (5.5-kilogram)…
Mar 26 2012
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The use of magnetic inks in currency already allows vending machines to verify the authenticity of bank notes. But…
Sep 10 2010
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A Belgian jail's metal detector falters whenever attractive lawyers visit, allegedly because it's too sensitive to…
Jul 10 2010
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Considering how thrilled I was just to find this story, I can only imagine the delirious, all-consuming excitement…
Jun 7 2009
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Tonight, on your local news at 11: Area man shocked slightly after wandering into surf while wearing his new metal…
Apr 7 2009
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While the TSA introduced whole body scanners as a means to search passengers posing a greater security risk (like…