Why can’t archaeologists make up their minds about Stonehenge? We get that the place is mysterious, but is it so mysterious that we’re flip-flopping from “healing center” to “crematory”?
That’s what the new evidence suggests. Apparently, Stonehenge was a grand cemetery for a powerful ruling family–not a health spa. New evidence indicates that Stonehenge was used as a cremation cemetery throughout its entire history. Recent discoveries also suggest that Stonehenge may be even older than previously thought.
Stonehenge: A Crematory or a Healing Center?
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Some race horses staying in a stable. One of them starts to boast about his track record. “In the last 15 races, I’ve won 8 of them!”
Another horse breaks in, “Well in the last 27 races, I’ve won 19!!”
“Oh that’s good, but in the last 36 races, I’ve won 28!”, says another, flicking his tail.
At this point, they notice that a greyhound dog has been sitting there listening. “I don’t mean to boast,” says the greyhound, “but in my last 90 races, I’ve won 88 of them!”
The horses are clearly amazed. “Wow!” says one, after a hushed silence. “A talking dog.”
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Minnesota’s prison population increased by 59.7 percent between 2000 and 2008. – Provided by The World Almanac 2010
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Diamonds have been forced to get proper jobs. Throughout history these precious stones have been the sign of wealth and status, lying in the lap of luxury (which they defined by their presence). Recent advances in nanotechnology are changing this clear crystal from “pointless and pretty” to “tough and dependable.” Think of a princess who gets hilariously separated from her wealth in a Disney movie.
Artificial Diamonds from Tequila: Is there anything drink can’t do?
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Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn (AP)
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
It is said that money cannot buy happiness, but that may not be entirely true. According to researchers who surveyed 450,000 Americans, people’s emotional well-being increases along with their income up to about $75,000, at which point the effect levels off. The lower a person’s annual income falls below that standard, the unhappier he or she feels. Earning more than $75,000 a year can still increase a person’s overall sense of success or well-being, however, one’s day-to-day sense of happiness at or above that income level depends much more on individual temperament and life circumstances. More …
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Missouri researchers have mini-MacGyvered together a bomb detector out of parts of a cell. Not a cellphone – that would be too easy – but bits of the squishy, gooey cells that you and all your animal friends are made out of. The device is tiny, cheap, and generates its own power.
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Peter Sellers (1925)
Sellers was a British actor who earned international stardom playing a wide range of characters at a time when rigid typecasting was the norm. The son of vaudeville performers, he began appearing with his parents as a boy. He started making films in the 1950s and later gained enormous popularity as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther series. In Dr. Strangelove, he plays three characters, including the titular role. What fourth character was he initially supposed to play? More…
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Obama firm: Don’t extend tax breaks for wealthiest (AP)
Obama: U.S. cannot afford tax cuts for wealthier Americans (Reuters)
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Diamonds may be forever, but their prices aren’t. Thanks to a breakthrough at the Carnegie Institution the gemstones could soon be less “small super expensive signs of wealth” and more “great construction materials that don’t break no matter how often you drop them.”
Artificial Diamonds Trigger a Furious Counter-Offensive
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