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Scientists shrink Hebrew Bible to size of sugar grain
"Scientists have succeeded in writing a full version of the Hebrew Bible — including vowel points — in a space smaller than the size of a pinhead.Using a scientific device called a Focused Ion Beam, scientists...Flying spaghetti monster defeats anti-evolution FL school board
"Efforts were afoot recently on the Polk County School Board (in the Tampa, FL area) to begin teaching the "concept" of intelligent design in science classes as an alternative to evolution, at a time when new...
Girl won Hannah Montana tickets with fake essay describing dad's death in Iraq
"An essay that won a 6-year-old Texas girl four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert began with the powerful line: "My daddy died this year in Iraq."
While gripping, it was not true, and now the girl may lose... Birth of the Flicks
"On this day in 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumiere demonstrated the first movie projector, the cinematographe, in Paris, France. It projected its images out onto a screen, unlike Thomas Edison's kinetograph, which... Quebec City's 400th birthday stays under radar
"Quebec City was a cobblestone key to establishing a European settlement in North America, but its 400th birthday is approaching with the stealth of Gen. James Wolfe's infantry scaling the city's cliffs some... Christmas - An Ancient Holiday
"The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many...Slavery abolished in America
"Following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that "neither slavery nor involuntary...
created by ricknight | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2124 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
Dozens pose naked for photo shoot along St. John's, N.L., waterfront
"ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For most, standing naked facing the North Atlantic in the middle of December would be cruel and unusual punishment.
But for about 50 brave Newfoundlanders, baring it all for the cameras along... A thing to remember
"It was on this day in 1791 that the Bill of Rights was adopted by the United States, thanks in part to a man who hasn't gotten a lot of credit, George Mason. He was a lifelong friend of George Washington's who...Bestselling fantasy author Pratchett reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
"Bestselling British author Terry Pratchett, creator of the monumentally successful Discworld series, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease. The...Manhattan grocery store goofs by advertising hams as Hanukkah food
"NEW YORK - Here's a food ad that REALLY wasn't kosher. A grocery store in Manhattan is apologizing after touting its hams as "Delicious for Chanukah." Chanukah - an alternate spelling for Hanukkah - is the... Happy Birthday Mr. Chomsky
"It's the birthday of the linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky, born in Philadelphia (1928), who started out as a linguist at a time when most linguists believed that language is something children only...
created by ricknight | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1159 views | 11 recommendations | 18 comments
