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Yes, Neanderthals did bury their dead
Over a century ago, archaeologists discovered what appeared to be a Neanderthal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in southwestern France. They've been arguing about its true nature ever since. But after a 13-year study, it now appears that Neanderthals did in fact bury their dead.
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Inside the Saudi 9/11 coverup and the report which will never be made public
After the 9/11 attacks, the public was told al-Qaeda acted alone, with no state sponsors. But the White House never let it see an entire section of Congress’ investigative report on 9/11 dealing with "specific sources of foreign support" for the 19 hijackers, 15 of whom were Saudi nationals. It was kept secret and remains so today, the New York Post reported.
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13 Ridiculous Inventions You Won't Believe Existed
Just because someone believes they have a good idea, doesn't necessarily mean the rest of us have to agree. That was certainly the case with this collection of interesting (but completely impractic...
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Sculpture on the moon: Paul van Hoeydonck`s Fallen Astronaut.
Scandals and conflicts obscured one of the most extraordinary achievements of the Space Age.
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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews
Remember the Apple Newton? How about Netscape? Even if these products did not last until the present, they left their mark in the evolution of personal technology. For his final WSJ video column, Walt Mossberg takes us through the last 20 years.
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Berlin 1900 in colour!
This is a video showing Berlin, the German capital around the year 1900, although the last scenes are from 1914. ENJOY!
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The Day Google Had to 'Start Over' on Android
Google was building a secret mobile product to fend off chief rival Microsoft. Then Apple announced the iPhone, and everything changed.
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When Chomsky wept
Forty-two years ago I had an unusual experience. I became friendly with a guy named Noam Chomsky. I came to know him as a human being before becoming fully aware of his fame and the impact of his work. I have often thought of this experience since — both because of the insights it gave me into him and, more important, the deep trouble in which our nation and world find themselves today.
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How Britain exported next-generation surveillance
Thousands of cameras, millions of photographs, terabytes of data. You’re tracked, wherever you go.
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Watch: Every TIME Person of the Year in 30 Seconds
A high-speed history of the men and women judged most important since the magazine began the franchise in 1927
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The forgotten London 'battle bus'
For the best part of a century the vital role played by the B-type London bus in World War One has been overlooked and largely forgotten.
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I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed
Forty-four years ago this month, in December 1969, I quit my job as a manager of a bookstore in New York City's Greenwich Village and began to write the Anarchist Cookbook. My motivation at the time was simple; I was being actively pursued by the US military, who seemed single-mindedly determined to send me to fight, and possibly die, in Vietnam.
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The Real Story of Linda Taylor, America’s Original Welfare Queen
In the 1970s, Ronald Reagan villainized a Chicago woman for bilking the government. Her other sins—including possible kidnappings and murders—were far worse.
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Do Whales Kill People?
A scuba diver off the coast of Argentina snapped a series of incredible pictures this week of a pair of southern right whales lurking menacingly close beneath a tiny boat of whale watchers. Do whale watchers ever die in collisions with whales?
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AOL Finalizing Talks To Sell Winamp And Shoutcast, No Shutdown Expected On Dec. 20
AOL is finalizing negotiations to sell off Winamp and Shoutcast in a deal that would allow both products to live on, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions. The company (which owns TechCrunch) announced last month that as of December 20, Winamp web services would shut down and that the desktop version of the video and music player would no longer be available for download.
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Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana (Article from 1995)
The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.
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This Dictionary Shows American English Is Way More Colorful Than You Thought
It’s finally finished. Since 1965, linguists, lexicographers, and wordsmiths have been waiting for the editors of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), charting under-the-radar regional language nationwide, to reach the end of the alphabet.
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Remains Of Missing Korean War Vet Return To LA After 63 Years
The remains of a U.S. Army sergeant who died as a prisoner of war in Korea arrived at Los Angeles International Airport Friday morning.
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The Crazy, Ingenious Plan to Bring Hippopotamus Ranching to America
In the early years of the last century, the U.S. Congress considered a bold and ingenious plan that would simultaneously solve two pressing problems — a national meat shortage and a growing ecological crisis. The plan was this: hippopotamus ranching.
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Almost Human: The Surreal, Cyborg Future of Telemarketing
Americans are fielding millions of calls from bright, energetic telemarketers, but what they don't know is that they're talking to machines... Sort of.
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