Truemors
23,600 cultural sites "disappeared" in 3 years:China
Development at the cost of Historical Heritage. We go for development,what if that development costs you loss of 23,600 heritage sites in just three years. Yes, that is shocking, the survey conducted by the historical department of China says that more than 23000 historical... 
Death of Chocolate?
It's hard to believe but some scientists are claiming that chocolate will become as rare and expensive as caviar in the next 20 years. The study comes from the Ghana-based Nature... 
Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Campaign Ads of 2008
Huffington Post has put together the best, worst, and most memorable Campaign Ads of 2008."It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1437 views | 52 recommendations | 19 comments
1437 views | 52 recommendations | 19 comments
Cheney must keep records, judge orders
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...
Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public
Government transparency advocates are suing to make sure Cheney's records are not destroyed and that the public has access to them. Cheney insists the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch and not subject to these rules." Months before the Bush administration...
'Missing Link' in Canadian hockey found
Can you imagine the absolute chaos of a hockey game with 40 or 50 people on each team? This is quite a fascinating story about an 1839 reference to hockey, the second oldest ever found. The... 
Machu Picchu ruin 'found earlier'
The lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu, was apparently discovered more than 40 years earlier than previously thought, according to historians. The site is believed to have been ransacked by a German... 
created by Rachel Nixon | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1423 views | 34 recommendations | 14 comments
1423 views | 34 recommendations | 14 comments
An affair between Queen Victoria and her waiter Abdul Karim
"She was the Queen of Great Britain. He was a dining room waiter in India. The story of a 'love affair' between Queen Victoria and Hafiz Abdul Karim aka Munshi has fascinated historians. They say he was very...
created by Richard Drewmore | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
4075 views | 5 recommendations | 8 comments
4075 views | 5 recommendations | 8 comments
'Earliest known recording of sound' discovered
Thomas Edison may not have been the first to record fat beats. "For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the... 
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
1119 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
1119 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
BC's JFK Love Child: "DNA testing won't change it"
The media reports and confirmation that Vancouver's Jack Worthington, 46 is former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's Love Child born in the early 1960's. Worthington it is said by some bears an uncanny resemblance...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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3610 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
