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History:

The Hopeful, Heartbreaking Ads Placed by Formerly Enslaved People in Search of Lost Family - http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2015/07/13/history_of_slavery_newspaper_ads_used_to_find_family_after_emancipation.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top

Language:

Maps of the U.S. based on geotagged data from Twitter that show where in the country we are using which swearwords. - https://sites.google.com/site/jackgrieveaston/treesandtweets

Miscellaneous:

'The North Korean posters that got me arrested for espionage' - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/20/north-korea-posters-arrested-espionage?CMP=twt_world%5Egdnworld via

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Ukrainians visit Nazi atrocity sites as taboo ends - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33525145

The man who was there For 45 years, Mike Wooldridge has reported on some of the world's biggest news stories for the BBC. As he leaves the organisation, he reflects on some of the memorable events he has covered. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33536972

STUDY FINDS DRINKERS EITHER ‘MARY POPPINS’ OR ‘HEMINGWAY’ - http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/07/study-finds-drinkers-either-mary-poppins-or-hemingway/ So much wrong with this, but amusing nonetheless.

The Brazilians winning in Japan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33114120

Estonia 100 square kilometers larger than thought - http://news.err.ee/v/scitech/5fa408c3-fa31-48c0-b2c6-041e25de8ae0 via

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Politics:

The ambassador’s tale: Lessons I learned about success and scandal - http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/the-ambassadors-tale-lessons-i-learned-about-success-and-scandal/2015/07/13/6f0bd038-bb76-11e4-bdfa-b8e8f594e6ee_story.html via

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SNP's many 'Mcs' prompt change to Commons voting system - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11743621/SNPs-many-Mcs-prompt-change-to-Commons-voting-system.html

Science:

The curious truth about belly button fluff - http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150709-the-curious-truth-about-belly-button-fluff via