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Jun. 23rd, 2019 09:48 am
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Archaeology:

Reconstructed Roman Temple of Mithras opens to public in London - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/08/reconstructed-roman-temple-mithras-opens-public-bloomberg-hq One day I will convince L we should go.

Healthcare:

An embeded video because in 2017, the NHS decided that if telling people sensibly hadn't worked, maybe singing antibiotic pills were the way forward. I may have linked to this before.

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I'm not entirely convinced the campaign will work, but at least they're trying something different.
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Animals:

Why do wombats do cube-shaped poo? - http://theconversation.com/why-do-wombats-do-cube-shaped-poo-55975

Art:

Street art: Crime, grime or sublime? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38316852

History:

The curious history of the clothespeg - https://medium.economist.com/the-curious-history-of-the-clothespeg-3f8615519c61

Medicine:

Pioneering surgeons recall first triple transplant operation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38250640

Miscellaneous:

Have more famous people died in 2016? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740

Meat and potato pie 'sent into space' from Wigan - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437 Important background information is that the nickname for Wiganers is "the pie eaters".

99 Reasons 2016 Was a Good Year - https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-reasons-why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-humanity-8420debc2823

A hermit's Christmas: Simplicity, solitude and silence - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37431760

The medal detective - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5c1940d8-5f8f-4fd4-ac12-e216184a9a72

Growing up young - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-710ceafb-a26b-4a6c-9698-94800bb739f9

Photography:

Raw nature in all its beauty - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38288359

Politics:

David Remnick: Why Trump’s win is ‘an American tragedy’ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38344175

Donald Trump transition: What now for Ivanka? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38343514 From December.

How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election - http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/michigan-hillary-clinton-trump-232547

Sport:

Is it too late to salvage vacuous, dishonest press? - http://www.football365.com/news/is-it-too-late-to-salvage-vacuous-dishonest-press Actually about the football press, but large chunks of it are applicable to the general press.

Valegro - coined the Muhammad Ali of dressage - bows out after emotional London farewell -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/equestrian-dressage/valegro-coined-the-muhammad-ali-of-dressage-bows-out-after-emotional-london-farewell_sto5982881/story.shtml

Technology:

World’s first Maori emoji app launches with unique Polynesian expressions -
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/12/22/worlds-first-maori-emoji-app-launches-unique-polynesian-expressions
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Archaeology:

Mayan 'nesting doll pyramid' discovered in Mexico - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38008546

Architecture:

Stevenage: The town that aimed for Utopia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37826783

Films:

The 21 Documentaries from the 21st Century Everyone Should See - https://www.gq.com/story/21-best-documentaries

Law and Order:

The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263

Medicine:

The Man Who Fixed His Own Heart - http://digg.com/2016/marfans-heart-aortic-sleeve

Miscellaneous:

Why The Heck Do Animals Live In Our Houses? - http://www.popsci.com/why-do-we-have-animals-in-our-houses

11 times 'The Simpsons' accurately predicted the future - http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-simpsons-is-good-at-predicting-the-future-2016-11

My father's double life as a British spy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-37892878

Israel's Arab soldiers who fight for the Jewish state - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37895021

The slot machines that changed bingo - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37872831

Is it right to train babies to sleep? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37765001

Politics:

Untangling Trump's Conflicts of Interest - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/trump-conflict-of-interest/508583/?utm_source=twb

The Lessons of Henry Kissinger - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/the-lessons-of-henry-kissinger/505868/

'Crazy' to say Facebook helped Trump win - Zuckerberg - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37946713

US election 2016: The Trump-Brexit voter revolt - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37943072

Science:

Here’s What Happened the Day the Dinosaurs Died - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/what-happened-day-dinosaurs-died-chicxulub-drilling-asteroid-science/

INSIDE THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY: NASA'S CRAZY, KOOKY, LEGENDARY RESEARCH FACILITY - http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a23666/right-kind-of-crazy-nasa-jpl/

Unknown dinosaur almost blown to oblivion - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37902583

Science Fiction:

FRESHLY REMEMBER'D: KIRK DRIFT - http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/columns/freshly-rememberd-kirk-drift/

Sport:

Rugby Union:

China's drive to become a rugby union superpower - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37836744

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