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Masis hill
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Rare findings dating back to the 6th millennium B. C. have been dug out in Masis hill The excavation of 37 different monuments has been undertaken by the National Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and the results are satisfying. [ur...
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Clocks
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How to change one of the world's oldest clocks[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20097369]Rea...
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Vision of Constantine
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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312. It is commonly stated that on the evening of 27 October with the armies preparing for battle, Constantine had a vision which led him to fight under the protection of the Christian God...
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Edison Sound Recordings
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1878 Edison audio unveiled It's scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world's first recorded blooper. The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the oldest playable recording of an American voice and the first-ever capturing of a musical performance, thanks to digital adva...
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Oiseau de proie
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On 23 October 1906 Santos-Dumont, flew the 14-bis or Oiseau de proie (French for "bird of prey"), the first flight of an airplane to be witnessed by the European press and certified by the Aéro Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Read more
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Aberfan disaster
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The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip that occurred in the Welsh village of Aberfan on Friday 21 October 1966, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Read more
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Medicine Lodge Treaty
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The Medicine Lodge Treaty was signed October 21, 1867 The Medicine Lodge Treaty is the overall name for three treaties signed between the United States government and southern Plains Indian tribes in October 1867, intended to bring peace to the area by relocating the Native Americans to reservati...
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The Battle of Trafalgar
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La bataille de Trafalgar oppose le 21 octobre 1805 la flotte franco-espagnole sous les ordres du vice-amiral Villeneuve, à la flotte britannique commandée par le vice-amiral Nelson. Nelson y trouve la mort, mais la tactique qu'il a mise en uvre vaut aux Britanniques une victoire totale malgré le...
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Cho Oyu
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Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Nepal. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain was first climbed on Oc...
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MARIA reactor
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Secured supplies of fuel for the MARIA reactor Tri-lateral agreement between NCBJ, US DoE and the Areva-CERCA French company has secured supplies of fuel for the Polish MARIA research reactor sufficient to operate it up to the end of 2017. [url=http://www.ncbj.gov.pl/en/node/1986]Read more[...
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Orkney
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Painting a picture of Scapa Flow, 10,000 years ago A map of how Orkney looked 10,000 years ago is beginning to paint a picture of how the islands appeared to the first settlers who came here at the end of the last Ice Age. The culmination of a year's work by The Rising Tide Project The Submerged Landscape...
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University of Greifswald
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The University of Greifswald was founded on 17 October 1456 with the approval of the Holy Roman Empire and the Pope. This was possible due to the great commitment of Greifswald's lord mayor, Heinrich Rubenow, who was also to become the university's first rector, with the support of Duke Wartislaw IX...
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Gaelic
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Historic sites spread word about Gaelic Gaelic was given a major boost yesterday when Historic Scotlands plan to promote the language across the country was approved. The agencys five-year Gaelic Language Plan was accepted by Bord na Gaidhlig, the government body responsible for supporting Gae...
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Rhubarb crumble
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Glenelg's Mars twinning hook-up gets its just dessert A baking enthusiast reckons her rhubarb crumble is just out of this world - and could be a fitting treat to help a Ross-shire community mark a quirky twinning arrangement with Mars! As previously reported, Glenelg is marking its namesake valley...
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Hydrogen storage
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A group of scientists are going to present their breakthrough in hydrogen storage this Wednesday.
In contrast to previous storage mechanisms, this method binds hydrogen to a pellet which is completely safe to handle at room temperature. While bound in this medium no hydrogen loss occurs, enabl...
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