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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Galloping dung beetles
Look carefully and you will see them tearing up the desert on the hunt for dried turd. This dung beetle does something none of their kin do-they gallop. And why do they gallop? That is the million dollar question the … Continue reading
The search for a soldier without a name (part 4)-what a picture tells
I almost missed it. At the time, Nelson Mandela was in hospital, and we in the media were expecting the worst. So an anniversary slipped by without me noting it. On June 26, eighty years ago a camera caught the … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi, Accademia Militare di Artiglieria e Genio di Torino, Accademia Militare di Fanteria e Cavalleria Modena., Artillery and Engineer Military Academy in Turin, Italian POW, Military Academy of Infantry and Cavalry in Modena, world war two
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Woodford distillery’s past comes to light with archaeology dig
Originally posted on Ancientfoods:
Topic: Bourbon distillery; 1830’s archaeological dig at early distillery yields valuable insights Woodford distillery’s past comes to light with archaeology dig VERSAILLES — One of Kentucky early distillers, Oscar Pepper, is making history again, this time…
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The Scottish Tourette’s mystery solved.
I get a phone call. “Oh my God, switch on the TV.” I flip stations until I get to the Nat Geo channel. And there on the news room TV is the Tourette’s man. The last time I saw Tourette’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Arisaig, national geographic, Strange Behaviours, Tourette's syndrome
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Who killed George Harrison
Now this is a face that so easily could be staring at you from across the bar in a Highgate pub, a pint of London pride in his hand. But modern he is not. This is the facial reconstruction of … Continue reading
