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Re: Alfred the Great's bones found!
This seems to be a good year for royal discoveries; the remains of Richard III were found under a parking lot in Leicester last year. Now if only someone could locate Jimmy Hoffa...and Judge Crater!
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Re: Alfred the Great's bones found!
I don't think we'll find Hoffa until they start tearing down some of these old ball stadiums... Somewhere deep in the concrete I think!
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Re: Kuwait to take travelers DNA samples later this year
I think this is horrible. Lets see if people will elect to still travel there. I won't be for sure.
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Re: Kuwait to take travelers DNA samples later this year
Nor will I, Rob (not that it was on my list, in any case, so no loss). And we thought the full-body scanners were invasive!
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Re: Kuwait to take travelers DNA samples later this year
You've seen Florida sand in abundance Rob. No need to see it all again.
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Re: Kuwait to take travelers DNA samples later this year
This is amazingly creepy. Perhaps they want to run genetic profiles on their visiting guests -- things that might tell them if they have, say, a Jewish heritage. I don't think the Kuwaiti monarchy has any idea of how most people will react to such a test, but they also might not care.
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Alfred the Great's bones found!
Archaeologists believe they may have found some of the bones of 9th century British monarch, King Alfred the Great, an important ruler during his day. DNA tests were performed on a pelvic bone dug up at the medieval abbey in Winchester and...
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Kuwait to take travelers DNA samples later this year
Kuwait will take travelers DNA Samples by end of year
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Wurst case scenario: hot dog bites supermarket burglar
There's an old saying that it's a bad idea to go shopping when you're hungry. Now we find it's that way for burglary, too. An otherwise successful German burglar has been taken down by a bite of sausage. In February, burglars broke into a supermarket in Anspach by breaking down a door. They tried the office safe and couldn't get in, but they did take €300 worth of cigarettes with them. And one of the burglars, unable to resist a delicious temptation, took a hefty bite out of a pork...
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Toronto's science center: Mammoths and Mastodons
Toronto, a great weekend destination from many places, has a new attraction: Mammoths and Mastodons, at the Ontario Science Center.