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75Sex, Love and Assimilation - From The Neanderthals to the Irish
Time.com has reported on a recent genetic project that took immense amounts of work. By taking modern day samples, and comparing to the genome of Neanderthals, they discovered that 1% to 4% of the latter three DNA samples is shared with...
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88The Landscape Zodiac of Britain part 1 Whitstable
A curious feature in the landscape, The Street Of Stones at Whitstable, is discovered to be part of a previously unknown Ley-Line Alignment. Local Myths and Old Wives Tales feature it as a central plank in their telling - now reevaluated in the light of this unique theory.
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85On the First Day of Christmas
Dec 19, 2006 (updated 12/27/2010) While the Twelve Days of Christmas is a very popular song, some of the lover's choices of gifts for his beloved seem odd to many people today and the gift of a partridge in a pear is one of the seemingly odd...
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78WHAT IS ENGLAND - or even ENGLISH?
What does 'English' mean? Follow this hub to understand the make-up of the different peoples of Britain in general, and England in particular
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81TAX! Ten Weird Taxes You Probably Aren't Paying
A lot of people around the world aren't happy about the taxes they are paying. This article looks on the bright side! Here are ten very odd, weird taxes you almost certainly aren't paying....
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77The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry, or Bayeaux Tapestry, isn't really a tapestry at all. It's a LONG (over 200-foot-long) embroidered cloth, telling the story of William the Conqueror, and giving us a vivid, living picture of life in the Middle Ages.
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70Evolution of the English Language - Anglo Saxon to Contemporary English
The English language has been subject to change for thousands of years. Major events such as the Battle of Hastings, the invention of the printing press, and the standardization of spelling have drastically changed the way we speak. Understanding these changes, English continues to grow and change, adapting to the needs of the modern world and the future.
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78Lords Prayer / Our Father in Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Early / Late Middle English, Early Modern English
Lords Prayer / Our Father has not always been as it is today. Below you will find four versions from Old English through early and late Middle English to Early Modern English....
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88The Mysterious Death of Harold Godwinson at Hastings
It is commonly believed that Harold Godwinson, last Saxon King of England, died at the battle of Hastings with an arrow in his eye. What is less well known is that this version of his death was questioned at the time; many believed that King Harold...
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