Something I read earlier today that I don't know where to put

Um, no thanks?
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Happy Erich Weiss' Brithday, everyone!

"Who?" you ask?

You might be more familiar with his stage name: Harry Houdini (yes, the man I nicknamed Tovarish after...) For those who aren't familiar with Harry Houdini, he was a rather famous escape artist/magician in his day (which is why I nicknamed Tovarish "Harriet Houdini" since she was a kitten.)

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"May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand."

An Irish blessing (Anon)
 
I remember hearing about this possessed nun years ago. Her letter has been on a long list of writings that people haven't been able to decode. We finally have an answer to what she wrote. It's creepy!

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'Possessed' nun's 17th-century 'letter from the devil' has finally been deciphered

On 11 August 1676, a 31-year-old nun was found on the floor of her convent cell, her face doused in ink, clutching a note scrawled in an unintelligible mix of symbols and letters.The sister, named Maria Crocifissa della Concezione, said the letter was penned by the devil himself, in a bid to get...
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It looks like we finally figured out what the Easter Island head statues were for. They marked areas where water springs existed.

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Scientists have finally solved a great mystery behind Easter Island's iconic statues

The imposing statues that line the coast of Easter Island have been an enigma to experts for centuries.But now, archaeologists have finally answered one of the most burning questions surrounding the sculptures: why were they built?The volcanic stone figures, called moai in the island’s native...
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This relic has stumped archaeologist for years! A tall iron pillar that has never rusted. The technology for stopping iron from rusting didn't exist back then. Now we know how they did it.

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Strange metal structure 'that defies rules of science' found in ancient ruins

The mystery behind an “awe-inspiring” metal column that has perplexed experts for more than a century has finally been solved.The 1,600-year-old pillar stands pristine amid the ruins of a world heritage-listed temple in Delhi. And, despite being made of iron, it never rusts.This goes against...
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So it has galvanized itself with an invisible layer of FePO4 derived from hammered-in particles of the original slag, that prevents the formation of FeO2 rust? Cool :)
 
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