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Stormtrooper Boots
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Luke had worn these on the Death Star, Leia would have never said he was too short to be a stormtrooper. Read more
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Miracle Berry
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Imagine an extract from a berry that would make sour things taste sweet and help you lose weight. Read more Sideroxylon dulcificum / Synsepalum dulcificum -- Edited by Blobrana at 19:19, 2008-06-16
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Phu Quoc Island UFO
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An unidentified flying object exploded at about 10:00 AM on May 27th over the northern part of Phu Quoc Island, the Vietnam News Agency reported. This is a region off the coast of the southern province of Kien Giang. Col. Nguyen Van Qui, military chief of the island district, reported the explosion an...
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Saving Cuneiform Tablets
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A curious case of Americans versus Iran has the Tehran government asking for Washington to intervene and the University of Chicago defending the Islamic regime in court.
At issue is an extremely valuable collection of ancient Persian cuneiform tablets that victims of a terror bombing want to...
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Finger clubbing
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A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been explained by researchers at the University of Leeds. The phenomenon of "finger clubbing", a deformity of the fingers and fingernails, has been known for thousands of years, and has lon...
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Scotland's 162 islands
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Andy Strangeway, a painter and decorator from York, has set himself the goal of sleeping on all of Scotland's 162 islands (those larger than 40 hectares). In 2002, I read about the 162 Scottish islands, which were over 40 hectares. I was amazed to learn that no one had ever landed on them all. As I digest...
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Shiny balls
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At elementary schools, kindergartens, and preschools all across Japan, kids are losing themselves making hikaru dorodango, or balls of mud that shine. Behind this boom is Professor Fumio Kayo of the Kyoto University of Education. Kayo is a psychologist who researches children's play, and he fir...
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Gospel of Judas
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The Gospel of Judas (Iscariot, not Thomas)- said to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of modern times - is about to be published amid explosive controversy, Britain's The Mail on Sunday newspaper revealed yesterday.
The 62-page papyrus manuscript of the text was uncovered in Eg...
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Pornography
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A third former employee at the NASA Ames Research Centre has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his government computer, authorities said. Read more
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H-8 stealth bomber
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According to a semi-official Chinese media report, China's domestically-developed "Xian H-8" stealth strategic bomber has successfully undergone flight trials. It is said that this bomber will carry a new type of cruise missile and will be capable of attacking North America, which...
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Diamond ring lost
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It had seemed a romantic and highly original way to propose to the love of your life with a £6,000 diamond ring. Lefkos Hajji, 28, wanted to make his engagement one his girlfriend would never forget, only to have his dreams cruelly snatched from his grasp by a gust of wind. [url=http://www.telegraph....
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Bunker for sale
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A "strike compound bunker" built as a command centre to co-ordinate a defensive military operation against an invasion, which has never been used, is up for sale. The Uniter Building at Fort George near Ardersier on the outskirts of Inverness has been put on the market by the Defence Esta...
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White stag
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A rare white stag, thought to be one of only a handful in Britain, has been filmed at a secret location in the Highlands. The "ghost-like" red deer was spotted on the west coast of Scotland, but its location is being kept secret to prevent it becoming a target for poachers. [url=http://www....
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Oil Rig evacuated
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A total of 539 people are being taken off the Safe Scandinavia in an operation involving 13 helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft. They are being transported to other rigs in the area. The operation, 130 miles off the Aberdeen coast, began at 0920 GMT on Sunday and is being co-ordinated by Grampian Pol...
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Holy Grail
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The Holy Grail in Rome The sacred vessel, which throughout the centuries has inspired crusades, legends, endless searches as to its true whereabouts, ancient and modern bestsellers, may after all be in Rome, according to Italian archaeologist Alfredo Barbagallo. [url=http://www.wantedinro...
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