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POPSAncient Egyptian Ball Game Discovered A mixture of bowling, billiard and bowls, the game was played at Narmoutheos, in the Fayoum region, in a spacious room which appears to be the prototype of a modern-day bowling hall.
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POPSSaved by the Demolition Man The Victorian Society (set up in 1958 by John Betjeman and Nikolaus Pevsner) is celebrating 50 years of trying to save the UK's 19thC buildings. We love Victorian architecture now, but once their public buildings were being listed for demolition. The following pictures show 10 examples of some wonderful architecture from the 19thC and early 20thC, saved for the enjoyment of future generations.
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POPS Edwards Ad Waltz Hillary Out -- And Obama In? Video CHRIS CILLIZZA: I actually think that John Edwards is doing Barack Obama a big favor. John Edwards -- and I've thought that for a while -- is better articulating the anti-Clinton message than Barack Obama is. But because of the financial, the organizational advantage that Obama and Clint have, it may wind up accruing to Obama's benefit anyway. Edwards is taking all these shots at her, scoring all these punches, but in the end it weakens her so Obama can beat her, not Edwards. It's an interesting sort of three-way dynamic