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Half man, half tree
There's a bloke in Indonesia who has a rare immune deficiency: he's extremely susceptible to the Human Papilloma Virus. It's not big and it's not scary because in the rest…
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The Golden Age of Retro-Future
From Dark Roasted Blend: This is the start of a new series, collection of the most inspiring & hard-to-find retro-futuristic graphics. We will try to stay away from the well-known…
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Roman Road Maps
They didn't have a GPS system back in those days. BBC News link it is an intensely practical document, more like a plan of the London Underground than a map.…
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This is the best they could do?
How embarrassing. About 20 years too late, the Orange Order has invented a superhero in order to make them appear hip, up-to-date and less stuffy. I'd have thought a bit…
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For Reference: Heroin
A few months ago I came across a great article on the IntarWeb about the origin, trafficking and "business" of Heroin which went into great detail about how it was…
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Choice Q &A
For when the religious nuts in your life come off with some crackers. Why are you mad at God? "Because he's supposed to be all good but he doesn't even…
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Freaks wanted for new Star Trek flick
Bizarre casting call for new Star Trek film The invitation to the casting session said: "This is an epic project and we are looking for the most intriguing and interesting…
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Fiction: Why the UK avoids the space race
BBC News Link: The UK's decision to shun human spaceflight was a mistake that needs to be changed, says Europe's International Space Station programme chief ... Alan Thirkettle, a Brit…