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‘World’s oldest’ graphic art discovered

May 16, 2012
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Researchers have reportedly discovered what could be the oldest evidence of graphic imagery in a cave in southwest France. The New York Times reports a drawing of a female vulva, thought to be 37,000 years old, has been found on the collapsed roof of a rock shelter at the Abri Castanet site in the...
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Man buys $2m Andy Warhol sketch for $5

April 3, 2012
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A British businessman is said to have stumbled on a never-before-seen Andy Warhol sketch at a US art sale – picking it up for less than $5. The 1930s sketch was hidden among other items Andy Field bought in Las Vegas, The Sun newspaper reported. The signed work is thought to have been etched...
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Thatcher snatched Ronald Raegan’s doodle 30 years ago

March 17, 2012
Margaret Thatcher swiped some of Ronald Reagan's drawings at a summit more than 30 years ago, newly released papers revealed. Picture: AP

NewsCore FORMER British prime minister Margaret Thatcher swiped a page of doodles by then-US president Ronald Reagan at a summit more than 30 years ago, newly released papers revealed. Britain’s only female prime minister to date noticed the US leader sketching during a G7 summit in Canada in 1981 and decided to pocket the...
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Homeless people turned into WiFi hotspots

March 14, 2012
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A marketing project aimed at modernising street newspapers is turning homeless people into walking internet hotspots. The brainchild of branding company BBH New York, the Homeless Hotspots ‘initiative’ was spotted at a music and technology conference in Texas by a New York Times reporter, the Daily Mail reports. Homeless people dressed in T-shirts proclaiming...
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Bearded Lady Vivian Wheeler Finds Her Son After 33 Years

March 13, 2012
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Marc Hartzman Contributor Every adopted child wonders who his biological mother is. Movie star? Rock star? Maybe a big-shot CEO? For Richard Lorenc, she turned out to be the last thing he ever imagined: a sideshow bearded lady.The 33-year-old Kansas man had always been curious about his birth parents, but with a wife and two...
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TV show that interviews death row prisoners a hit in China

March 4, 2012
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It was meant to deter potential criminals but China’s latest TV show that interviews prisoners on death row has become a prime time hit. Interviews Before Execution, a show that airs every Saturday night in China, has millions of people gathering around their televisions to watch those condemned to die opening up their hearts....
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‘Euthanasia’ roller-coaster designed to thrill and kill riders

February 28, 2012
Euthanasia Coaster concept. Photo: SWNS.COM

Get ready for the ride of your life… which, mind you, will also be your last.A Lithuanian engineer has come up with a unique roller-coaster concept that not only promises passengers a thrilling ride, but also imminent death at the end of their journey. According to Julijonas Urbonas, the ‘mastermind’ behind the concept, the...
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Graffiti artist David Choe set for Facebook windfall

February 6, 2012
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Continue reading the main story A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook’s offices is set to become a multi-millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company. David Choe, who first spray-painted the walls of Facebook HQ in 2005, accepted shares in payment for his work. Now the site is planning to...
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Bracelet reveals amazing craftsman’s skill from 7500BC

December 26, 2011
Polished skills: The obsidian bracelet contains remarkable detail

(so good it couldn’t be bettered today) A 9,500-year-old bracelet has been analysed using the very latest computers – and the results show that it is so intricate even today’s craftsmen would struggle to improve it. Researchers from the Institut Français d’Etudes Anatoliennes in Istanbul and Laboratoire de Tribologie et de Dynamiques des Systèmes...
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‘World’s oldest’ yoga teacher a spritely 91-years-old

December 23, 2011
Bernice Bates, 91, is the world's oldest yoga teacher, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Picture: AP

    BERNICE Bates is 91 years old and more flexible than people a third of her age. Guinness World Records recently awarded her title of Oldest Yoga Teacher. While there might be other, older yogis, Ms Bates, completed the lengthy documentation process required by Guinness. Her daughter nominated her earlier this year. Ms...
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