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    Did you know?

    Like me, you may have taken a number of photos this summer charting your travels. You may even have uploaded them to Facebook or a photo sharing site like Picassa or Flickr. Some of you probably use smart phones which allow you to post updates...

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    Dead Ringers

    In the 16th century it was discovered that not everyone who’d been buried had actually died. Scratch marks found on the inside of coffin lids suggested that gravediggers were not always too careful who they buried – a fact which elicited panic from the public...

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    The Death or Dearth of Books?

    I remember as a first year undergraduate visiting the home of friend in North London and being amazed at the number of books lining the shelves in the living room, piled up the stairs and filling the empty spaces on the kitchen tops. “So, you...

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