Topic: History - on February 14, 2007 at 10:55:00 AM CET
Coin shows Cleopatra's ugly truth
A study of a 2,000-year-old silver coin found the Egyptian queen, famously portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor, had a pointed chin, thin lips and sharp nose.
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Topic: History - on December 28, 2006 at 5:37:00 PM CET
Sexy Geeks 2006
Adamic is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information who also enjoys working metal, painting and crafting not-so-sexy owls from found materials like barnacles. What's not to love? Readers also demanded that we add Kari Byron of MythBusters to the list. (Stop e-mailing us!)
Congratulations to all the winners. Our geeky lives would be less sexy without you.
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Topic: History - on December 28, 2006 at 5:30:00 PM CET
2006: The Year in Review
QUOTES OF THE YEAR THE YEAR IN U.S. THE YEAR IN WORLD THE YEAR IN ENTERTAINMENT THE YEAR IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOOD NEWS TOP 10 VIDEOS OF 2006
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Topic: History - on December 18, 2006 at 10:28:00 AM CET
Pay-out for child camel jockeys
The United Arab Emirates says it will give $9m (£4.6m) to former child camel jockeys employed in the country.
The UAE says the money will ensure they receive the salaries owed to them and compensation for losing their income. It will also go towards education.
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Topic: History - on November 14, 2006 at 9:53:00 AM CET
Linus Torvalds Officially a Hero
The European edition of the Time magazine has selected Linus Torvalds as one of the heroes of the past 60 years. From the main article: 'In the 60 years that Time has been publishing an Atlantic edition, extraordinary people have emerged from the churn and turmoil, creativity and chaos of a period that witnessed the aftermath of world war, the toppling of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the vanquishing of apartheid in South Africa, the advance of women, the failure of old certainties and the rise of new fears. These people are our heroes, and in this special anniversary issue, we celebrate them and their many achievements.' The article on Linus is titled 'By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history.' Linus is cited in the 'Rebels & Leaders' category along with Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, and others.
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Topic: History - on August 28, 2004 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Seniors Celebrate Toilet Paper 'Birthday '
Something often taken for granted but hard to live without - toilet paper - was celebrated by residents of a retirement community. Thelma Brittingham, in charge of the celebration at Holiday Retirement Village, told the Evansville Courier & Press that she wanted to give her fellow residents a reason to smile.
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Topic: History - on July 22, 2004 at 9:02:00 AM CEST
Lenin starb an der Geschlechtskrankheit Syphilis
Seit 1924 hielt die Regierung die medizinischen Informationen zu Lenins Tod geheim. Ein Ärzteteam, bestehend aus einer Gruppe Neurologen und zwei Psychiatern fand nun heraus, dass er an der Geschlechtskrankheit Syphilis starb.
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Topic: History - on July 14, 2004 at 4:13:00 PM CEST
Bastille Day
Exactly 215 years ago today the French were revolting. Here's the best of the web on how they celebrate that event.
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