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The man behind the
Iron Mask |
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On
November 19,
1703,
a
man
who
had spent 40 years of his life in several prisons throughout France
was buried
in
Bastille’s
Saint Paul Cemetery.
Scripts by Voltaire and,
mainly,
Alexander Dumas,
made
this man
one
of the most famous prisoners of all ages, even if his name was never
revealed. He is known as the man behind the Iron Mask.
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Drugs for
military uses |
The Enduring
Appeal of 'Friends' |
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The
use of natural, chemical and pharmaceutical substances, even drugs, for
the improvement of soldiers’ stamina and performance has been a well known
practice throughout the years. Many substances, from coffee to tablets of
amphetamines, have been used in numerous occasions ranging from the
ancient Assassins to US Navy and Airforce pilots in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Perhaps no TV show has been able to
transcend so many cultures like 'Friends' while maintaining all of its
archetypal American qualities at the same time. It became increasingly
popular across the world with each progressing season and continues to
be popular even five years after the final episode was aired in 2004.
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Cold Fusion - The Salvage From
The Energy Crisis? |
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In 1989 the
chemistry professors Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishman reported that
they had achieved cold fusion in a palladium anode emerged in a
solution of sodium deuteroxide in heavy water D2O. Due to a bad
exactness of their report, only few other scientists managed to
replicate their findings in the first place. The findings were then
dismissed as due to misunderstandings and bad scientific practice,
and the matter of cold fusion has since been regarded as a taboo
area.
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Mozart's
Sister - Genius Denied |
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Maria Anna Mozart, beloved nicknamed Nannerl,
was the elder and only sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As children,
both were considered gifted musical prodigies and their father, Leopold,
arranged tours to display their talents to the masses in the grandest
capitals of Europe. Both children could play the most challenging pieces
and could compose into notes any song they heard.
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The Mysteries
of the Crystal Skulls |
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Over
the years, many mysterious "crystal skulls" have surfaced but many
have been proven to be fakes. There are however, a few skulls that
truly are mysterious wonders. The most famous of these is the
legendary Mitchell-Hedges skull, named after the British archaeologist
F. Albert Mitchell-Hedges. Its origin is believed to be in Central
America.
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Cryptozoology - Science
of Hidden Animals |
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Cryptozoology is the science of hidden
animals. The term was coined in the 1950s by Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans, who
became president of the International Society of Cryptozoology when it
was formed in 1982.
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How to Explore
the Night Sky Without a Telescope |
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You don't need a telescope to see a lot of
wonderful things in the night sky. For example five of the planets are
often readily visible with the naked eye. There are lots of amazing
things you can see and this guide will help you find them.
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Dinosaur Extinction: One Giant
Mystery |
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Many
different species in the history of life on this planet have simply
ceased to be. Gone but not forgotten these strange animals leave
evidence of their existence entombed in the sedimentary layers of the
earth's crust. As fascinating as these fossilized discoveries are,
what's even more fascinating is the mystery of what happened to them.
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The Story Of The Guillotine |
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The
device was perfected - though not invented- by Doctor Joseph Ignace
Guillotin (1738 - 1814). The 'e' at the end of the noun is a later,
British, addition. Ironically, he belonged to a movement seeking to
abolish capital punishment altogether.
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World War II Foo
Fighters |
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In
the 1938 comic strip Smokey Stover, a firefighter was known for his line,
"Where there's
foo, there's fire".
From Smokey, aircraft pilots borrowed the term "foo
fighter" to describe the various unexplainable phenomenon seen
in the skies over Europe and the Pacific theatre during World War II.
While Allied pilots initially thought the flying objects were German
secret or psychological weapons, after the war it was discovered that
sightings were also reported by the enemy, who had assumed the crafts were
US-made. To this day, the sightings remain a mystery.
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