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Like all famous historical figures, Zheng He, the greatest navigator in Chinese history, has not escaped controversy. The size of his fleet ships and the routes his voyages took continue to ignite heated debates worldwide. At last week's first international forum on Zheng He's voyages held in Qin...
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Russian Space Systems
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Russian Space Firm Suspected of $17 Million Fraud Police in Russia have opened a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of 565 million rubles ($17 million) of state funds set aside for a satellite navigation system. Russian Space Systems has dismissed the accusations. [url=http://www....
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Xinglonggou
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5,300-year-old Mongolian statue pieced together Archaeologists of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have finished reconstituting a 5,300-year-old pottery statue from fragments unearthed at the Xinglonggou relics site in Aohan banner of Chifeng city. [url=http://www.chinadaily.co...
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Cacao
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Candy bars, milk shakes, cookies, flavoured coffee - even cereal and medicine. Chocolate is a key ingredient in many foods. In fact, it ranks as the favourite flavour of most Americans. And yet, few of us know the unique origins of this popular treat. The story of chocolate spans more than 2,000 years...
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Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test
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Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States of America on July 9, 1962, a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Defence Atomic Support Agency (which became the Defence Nuclear Agency in 1971). Launched via a Thor rocket and carrying a W49 the...
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Metal detector
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With its in-built metal detector technology, the Remote Control Metal Detector Car could help you on your way to finding your fortune! Read more
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Piper Alpha disaster
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Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6, 1988, killing 168 men, with only...
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Shed of the Year 2012
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'Woodhenge' pub shed wins Shed of the Year 2012 John Plumridge from Shrewsbury will be raising a glass in his pub shed as it is crowned the winner of the 2012 Shed of the Year competition. The Shropshire sheddie has taken the concept to new heights with his Woodhenge Pub Shed. [url=http://www.indepen...
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Aldebaran nuclear test
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Mururoa, and its sister atoll Fangataufa, were the site of extensive nuclear testing by France between 1966 and 1996. The first nuclear test was conducted on July 2, 1966, code named Aldebaran. Read more
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SOS
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SOS is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · ·). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard under the second International Radiotelegraphic...
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Read more
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Special Air Service
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The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War, formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade - the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation cam...
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Toolache Wallaby
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The Toolache Wallaby or Grey's Wallaby (Macropus greyi) is an extinct species of wallaby from south-eastern South Australia and South-western Victoria. Read more (Extinct, 30 June 1939) Film recording the South Australian Toolache Wallaby in 1936 by BC Cotton Read more
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Bow
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The Oldest Neolithic Bow Discovered in Europe Researchers from UAB and CSIC have discovered the oldest Neolithic bow in Europe at La Draga Neolithic site in Banyoles yields. The complete bow measures 108 cm long and was constructed using yew wood and forms part of the It is the new addition to the disc...
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White cliffs of Dover
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Trust bids to secure white cliffs of Dover The National Trust is launching a £1.2m appeal to purchase and safeguard part of the white cliffs of Dover. The trust says purchasing the mile-long stretch to the east of Dover will allow it to prevent building, ensure a public right of way and conserve natur...
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