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| Obesity,
Mr. Atkins and the Fat Friars |
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| Complaints
about obesity are nothing new, but our
problems in seeing the issue with sympathy
seem to date back a long way, and not
without reason as a new study reveals... |
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| Secrets
of a Civil War Hero |
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| Like
many other young men, Franklin Thompson
answered his president's call and joined
the army to fight for the Union. He became
a master of disguise as he infiltrated
enemy camps. A hero to his comrades, there
was one thing even they didn't know —Franklin
Thompson was a woman. |
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| The
Tin Lizzie Life |
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| Henry
Ford founded his company in 1903 based
on lilttle more than an idea. Well, not
just one idea. Several ideas. And he didn't
stop there. In this 100th year of the
Ford Motor Corp., Debbie Pawlak takes
a look at the beginning. |
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| Blood
and Circuses |
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| Mel
Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ' may be
have bagged the box office on this Oscar
weekend, but how does it stand up as history,
or even Biblical scholarship? Find out
here. |
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| $5
Christmas |
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| This
article was published exactly 100 years
ago in The Housekeeper and advised
readers how to buy 90 gifts for just $5.
Hmm...we reckon that even in 1903 they were
probably pushing it! |
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| Making
the First Thanksgiving |
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| Remember
all those tales of puritanical Pilgrim Fathers
starving until some helpful Native American
instruduced them to popcorn? Well, it wasn't
quite like that, though it does sound like
a pretty good party! |
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| 24
Things The Halliwell Sisters Will Never
Tell You |
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| It's
October, that time ghoulies and ghosties
and long-leggety beasties...and witches.
Forewarned is forarmed, so here are a
few facts about witches that might come
in handy come the 31st. |
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| First...Write
Your Book |
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Mediadrome's Debra Pawlak has written
her first book...but as she explains,
writing it was the easy part. The came
signings, interviews and photographs.
(She may never be the same again!) |
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| The
Barnstorming Belles |
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this centennial year of aviation, when
everyone is making such a fuss
about the Wright brothers, we thought
we'd take a look at some other pioneers
of flight -- women. They not only flew
in those crates made of little more than
matchsticks and chewing gum, they did
it with style. |
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| American
Gothic:
The Strange Story of H.H. Holmes |
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America was some sweet neverland back in
the 19th century? Think again...here's the
story of America's first serial killer.
Debra Pawlak looks at the life and career
of H.H. Holmes, Chicago's own Jack the Ripper.
Ah, but Jack didn't have a castle... |
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| Gable
and Norton: The Love Match That Wasn't |
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we know we've run this before, but it's
so delicious. The idea that a woman would
actually believe that her next door neighbor
had actually been Clark Gable and that their
baby was therefore entitled to a share of
his millions is just priceless. And in those
pre-DNA days, the only way he could prove
his innocence was by finding the woman who
really had been his lover...back before
he was a star. you can't make stuff llike
this up! |
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The
trial of the Gunpowder Plotters began
on January 27, 1606. By January 31 they
would be executed. Here is Guy Fawkes'
confession - elicited under torture. |
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2300-Year-Old Shroud Found in Viet Nam
Researchers are amazed when a boat-shaped coffin made of wood surfaces in a Vietnamese irrigation canal.
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Evidence of Egyptian Sailors Found
For the first time ever, scientists discover the remains of seagoing vessels dating back to the ancient Egyptians.
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Bones May Belong to Oldest Walking Hominid
Scientists believe that prehistoric fossils discovered in February are approximately 4 million years old and may very well represent the first bipedal being.
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Digging up the Dirt on the Medicis
Researchers have exhumed 49 bodies buried in the Medici Crypt in the Chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence.
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Iron Age Chariot Burial Uncovered in West Yorkshire
Researchers believe that the well-preserved remains found near Ferrybridge are that of an ancient dignitary buried with his chariot.
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King Tut’s CT Scan Tells the Tale—Sort Of
The results of a CT Scan performed several weeks ago on the mummified body of Egypt’s boy king are in.
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Bronze Age Perfumery Found in Cyprus
Researchers discover that ancient perfume technology was a sophisticated process as they study the world’s oldest perfumery.
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Dr.Leakey’s Fossils Declared Oldest Homo Sapiens Bones Ever Found
When Dr. Leakey found his fossils in Africa 38 years ago, he thought they were about 130,000 years old—now, they’ve been retested and researchers believe they are 65,000 years older than that.
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Ancient Indian City Revealed by Tsunami
While last year’s tsunami caused death and devastation throughout Asia, the lethal wall of water also uncovered the area’s magnificent past.
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Remnants of a Royal Palace Discovered in Rome
According to legend, twins, Romulus and Remus, founded Rome in 753 B.C. Now researchers have uncovered the remains of a palace that they believe date all the way back to those early days.
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