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#16
Quote:Baby Mammoth in France
[url:352eh5ig]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_france_baby_mammoth[/url]
Fascinating, isn't it?
Jona Lendering
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#17
I love prehistory but find little facts about the times... :wink:
Craig Bellofatto

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#18
Fragments of ancient legal code found in Israel

[url:30egwxcd]http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100726/wl_mideast_afp/israelarchaeologyhistorylaw_20100726191033[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

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#19
The oldest man in Tokyo is, well, you must read that yourself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128
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#20
Quote:The oldest man in Tokyo is, well, you must read that yourself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128
Hilarious! Big Grin People are the same everywhere.
Quote:The pension fund had long been unable to contact Mr Kato.
I bet they had! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#21
Before the F.B.I., C.I.A. and O.S.S. there was "The Pond"?!

[url:206mmlfz]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_re_us/us_spy_agency_the_pond[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#22
Japanese Oil Tanker- A Collision?
[url:6r7cwrqx]http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/what-nearly-punched-a-hole-in-this-japanese-oil-tanker[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#23
Quote:A "freak wave," as officials in Iran and Oman have suggested?
That was funny. Waves tend to be broader than that.

I guess it was a whale with a toothache.

Or perhaps Somali pirates testing out their new engine?
Robert Vermaat
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#24
Yeah! I seriously doubt that it was a wave. The "flash" is something akin to an explosion but I didn't think it would take a genius to come to that conclusion... :|
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#25
A "new" type of glass.

[url:3lzm4ltz]http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1962-glass-could-be-Cornings-apf-978849301.html?x=0[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#26
Cleopatra's "Pearly" Vinegar.

[url:ufax7b6h]http://news.discovery.com/history/cleopatra-pearl-cocktail.html[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#27
The bus of the future?

[url:1uuz9fjy]http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166[/url]

It needs to be on rails for safety purposes in my opinion. :wink:
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

It is like a finger pointing to the moon. DON\'T concentrate on the finger or you miss all the heavenly glory before you!-Bruce Lee

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#28
Update on Japanese Oil Tanker
[url:2ari5z6t]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tanker_explosion[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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#29
Interesting and a bit ironic that the world's two largest consumers of fossil fuels have suffered almost simultaneous disastrous oil spills.
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#30
The Hunley (Confederate Submarine during the American Civil War)

[url:ghhewznb]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100806/ap_on_re_us/us_confederate_submarine[/url]
Craig Bellofatto

Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin TerminologyWink

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