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Oops! Brain Removal Tool Left in Mummys Skull
A brain-removal tool used by ancient Egyptian embalmers has been discovered lodged in the skull of a female mummy that dates back around 2,400 years.
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Danish experts believe they have found the first fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen
Titled "Tællelyset" (The Tallow Candle), the ink-written manuscript was found by local historian Esben Brage at the bottom of an archive box. Brage made the discovery in October in the historical archive on the island of Funen, where the Danish author was born.
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'Casablanca' piano sold at Sotheby's, New York for $602,500
The famous phrase, "Play it, Sam" is now off the table, as the famous piano goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York.
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Why We Celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25
Here’s a thought for the harried among us who are unready for the arrival of another Christmas season: There was a time when some scholars argued that the holiday should be observed in the spring. Just imagine three more months of shopping! It seems to us a matter of course...
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Double Exposure: A Clever Photo Prank From Half a Century Ago
When the engineering students and staff of King’s College in London gathered together to take a faculty portrait, the photographer used an old camera that panned from left to right in order to capture an extremely long panorama of the entire group in one frame.
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2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President
Time magazine has named President Barack Obama as its 2012 Person of the Year.
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Facebook?! Twitter?! Instagram?! We Did That 40 Years Ago
It all feels so new, doesn't it? Facebook. FaceTime. Google+ hangouts.
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Season’s Greetings, Now & Then
A fitting set of images and sentiments for today. The Boston Public Library has an incredible set of old-time winter scenes shot in and around Boston during the early 20th century.
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Vintage video explaining the internet
Pretty cool looking back at the internet at its infancy.
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History Of The World In 127 Seconds
A LOT Happened, a lot more to look forward to! Our world is changing every so quicker, to keep up we must remember the past.
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MP3 Players Are Dead
Killed by the smartphone. Yup.
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Engraved Stone Dating Back 30,000 Years Found in China
Chinese archaeologists have discovered a stunning 30,000-year-old engraved stone artifact in a collection of stone tools unearthed at the Paleolithic site of Shuidonggou in 1980.
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2,750-year-old temple discovered in Israel
Israeli archeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient temple that is nearly 3,000 years old and was once home to a ritual cult.
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Hartmut Esslinger's early apple computer and tablet designs
designboom takes a look back at hartmut esslinger's designs of the early 80's, overviewing prototypes, concepts and explorations of apple's first computers, laptops and tablets.
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The End of the USSR
Photos from the late 80's showing the fall of the communist nation.
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Infographic: The Evolution Of The Batman Logo, From 1940 To Today
Unlike other superheroes’ emblems, which really don’t serve much of a purpose outside of adorning their costumes, the Caped Crusader’s iconic logo has a vital function: When shining on the skies above Gotham, the silhouette alerts Batman that it’s time for action.
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Climate change may have driven evolution
Rapid climate change in Africa two million years ago may have driven human evolution, researchers believe.
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The Father of the Chicken Nugget
Robert C. Baker was a poultry savant. But his contribution to fast food has been erased from the history books.
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How the world’s first underground railway was built
As we edge ever closer to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the world's first underground railway which is now just a couple of weeks away, it might be interesting to review of the newspaper reports about how the construction of the railway progressed up to that momentous date.
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World War II carrier pigeon message cracked?
An encrypted World War II message found in a fire place strapped to the remains of a dead carrier pigeon may have been cracked by a Canadian enthusiast.
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