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POPSVikings acquitted in 100-year-old murder mystery The discovery of the ornate Oseberg oak longboat in south Norway, with a curling prow and the bodies of two women, was one of the archaeological sensations of the early 20th century The old woman suffered from Morgagni's syndrome, a hormonal disturbance that gave her a man-like appearance with a beard and a thick-set body
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POPSGood job making that baby By Maggie Mason from MightyGirl. BNM says: With the latest crop of celebrity babies, the magazine covers are loaded with "how I lost the baby weight" stories. The outright disdain and loathing that Hollywood has for body fat is sad. You can't even create an entire human being without someone curling their lip at your glorious birthing hips, your nourishing thighs, your comforting breasts, your full joyful face. My body is more than my size. My body is amazing.
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POPSAn Interview with Neil Gaiman The fact that the Sandman books sell forever is really nice, and then there’s me as a novelist, which is a completely different thing, and then there’s movies where people come along and say, “Here’s a million dollars,” and you say, “Thank you very much, that’s very nice.” You kick yourself and you look at the numbers on the check and you say, “I just got a check for a million dollars.”
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POPSIncredible Rolling Bridge in London Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch.
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POPSOscar the Cat Predicts Patients' Deaths Neat story... this cat seems to be able to tell if someone is going to die. With much greater accuracy and warning than the doctors. Cats are known (in Egyptian mythology) to have a connection to the dead.. this does not surprise me.
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POPSDewey Donation System Donate books or money to libraries. Each year is a different cause. 2006 is the year to help libraries affected by Katrina.
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POPSTOP 20 WORST CASTING DECISIONS EVER Part III (#6 - #2) Hepburn - The Queen Katherine Sank. Costner - The Prince of Thieves Stank (Don't get me started on Costner! WE have "issues!") Hopkins - The Knight switched sides from white to black and failed the Gambit... Wayne - The Duke as the Scourge of God? Just wait a damn minute! Now I am dying to see what they rated as the worst!
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