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Congress buried a stainless steel time capsule near Philadelphia's Independence Hall on America's 250th birthday, packed with artifacts from all 50 states. The capsule won't be opened until 2276, giving future Americans a glimpse of who we are today.
A British sports journalist got an unexpected trip down memory lane when a forest school owner discovered his wallet from 1992, buried in weeds for three decades. Inside was a Leeds United membership card and memories of a time when he was 30, happy, and loving life.
A 900-pound steel cylinder packed with treasures from today will stay sealed until America's 500th birthday. The capsule gets buried in Philadelphia this Fourth of July, carrying a message of hope across centuries.
A tiny Australian coastal town of 3,000 is creating its own documentary as a visual time capsule, bringing longtime residents and newcomers together. Four schoolchildren are starring in the film, hoping to preserve what makes Agnes Water special before growth changes it forever.
A simple metal sphere launched in 1976 holds Carl Sagan's plaque mapping Earth's continents across 276 million years, designed to be discovered when it falls back to Earth in 8.4 million years. The message uses continental drift itself as a clock to tell future finders when we lived.
A new time capsule being buried in Philadelphia on July 4 is engineered to survive until 2276—longer than any time capsule has lasted before. Special waterproof design and triple-layered protection will keep America's treasures safe for the next quarter millennium.