Are Humans 80,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought? Tools found in Ethiopia are older than the oldest Homo sapiens bones ever found.
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On December 5th, 1933, congress ratified the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition. In celebration of that occasion, here are Ten Great Moments in Beer History.
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A quarter-century marriage to a man behind bars. She became a lawyer; he became a leader of the violent prison gang the Aryan Brotherhood. Part two and part three. (via Metafilter)
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Happiness is more contagious than we ever knew. That’s the kind of epidemic worth spreading around.
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Eleven Clever Tips for Digital Camera Owners. Some of these are more interesting than your vacation photos.
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Rough seas affect a cruise ship’s dining room. It starts slow, but the room is eventually destroyed.
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Who flew before the Wright Brothers? They were rightly credited with the first successful flight, but they weren’t the only ones looking for the glory -and the cash.
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Did you actually read those dgitial camera tips? It has nothing to do with taking good photos.
posted by BassMan on 12-5-2008 at 9:33 am
I just couldn’t think of a decent tagline last night. I believe I’ve improved it a bit.
posted by Miss Cellania on 12-5-2008 at 9:58 am
I’m a horrible person, I definitely laughed out loud at the beginning seeing the people slide back and forth on their chairs.
posted by JD on 12-5-2008 at 3:33 pm
The beer article definitely makes me proud of my German heritage!!
recaptcha: BERLIN Dressler (weird…)
posted by Cassie on 12-5-2008 at 11:13 pm
Then we’re both horrible people, JD.
The cool thing is how the camera remains stationary so we have no real sense of the floor tilting, just stuff sliding around.
I’m sure we’d have felt differently had we been there!
posted by BassMan on 12-7-2008 at 4:40 pm