Links (Part 1)

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Economics:

Model train prices are rising because of pound's devaluation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37755137

Film:

Dorothy's Wizard of Oz slippers to be saved after campaign hits $300,000 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37754079

History:

London Is Still Paying Rent to the Queen on a Property Leased in 1211 -
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-is-still-paying-rent-to-the-queen-on-a-property-leased-in-1211

Miscellaneous:

'I don't': Why choose civil partnership over marriage? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37834074

Halloween: Meet England's most interesting ghosts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37717362

Your pictures: Witches' marks - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37824761

Putting the fun back into fitness - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37727456 This is one of those ones where I disagree. I enjoy the suffering of training. It pleases me. I am aware that this says nothing good about me.

The “432 Hz vs. 440 Hz” conspiracy theory - https://jakubmarian.com/the-432-hz-vs-440-hz-conspiracy-theory/ This is your actual lunatic fringe conspiracy theory/

Russian bullet train whirrs past bleak lives - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37766289

An uncanny mixture: God, alcohol and even cannabis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37727458

Snail mail: The postcard that arrived 50 years late - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/37762203

Does it pay to sell a home online? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37677444

Politics:

Ugly US election race a poor ad for democracy in China - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37724839 From before the last US election.

Why we lost the Brexit vote - Behind the scenes of the flawed campaign to keep the UK in the EU. - http://www.politico.eu/article/why-we-lost-the-brexit-vote-former-uk-prime-minister-david-cameron/ Obviously a little partisan but interesting nonetheless.

Science:

I’m a Doctor. If I Drop Food on the Kitchen Floor, I Still Eat It. -
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/upshot/im-a-doctor-if-i-drop-food-on-the-kitchen-floor-i-still-eat-it.html?_r=2

Breast-Feeding the Microbiome - http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/breast-feeding-the-microbiome

Nine colourful facts about chameleons -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2bKnSDQQKgvMPChch0C3T4g/nine-colourful-facts-about-chameleons

Cancer care: Is world class status a distant dream? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37719471

Technology:

Blockchain bandits hit crypto start-ups - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37307826

Clicks and bricks: How building is going digital - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37541598