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Åland shipwreck beer could be brewed again

Seeded on Thu May 24, 2012 2:07 AM EDT ()

Finnish scientists say it could be possible to recreate the 170-year-old beer found alongside what is thought to be the world’s oldest drinkable Champagne in an Åland shipwreck. Analysis of the bottles’ content found living bacteria that could be enough to bre …

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Two former Airmen inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame

Seeded on Wed May 23, 2012 9:39 AM EDT (The Air Force News Service)

Seeded by Spikegary

Retired General Kevin Clinton and retired Col. Charles Precourt along with Franklin Chang Diaz, were the 11th group of Astronauts Hall of Fame during a cermony on May 5th.

history, space, moon, astronauts, u-s-air-force, good-news-wednesday

Man survives unprotected trip over falls - Southern Ontario - The Buffalo News

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2012 7:46 AM EDT ()

Seeded by Spikegary

Idiot. These people don't understand that the fences are there for a reason.....the water is moving somewhere around 45 MPH as it passes over the brink of the falls. I'm glad he survived, though no one seems to know his motivation right now. The water is still p …

over, man, swim, falls, us-news, brink, horseshoe

Native Athlete's in the Olympic games - 1912 and 1964 Featured

Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 11:42 AM EDT ()

Seeded by Kavika

The 1912 and 1964 Olympics are featured in this article. The feats of the NA's in 1912 Olympics in Sweden was amazing. Jim Thorpe won two Gold Metals, the Duke won a Gold and many other NA's served notice that they were great athletes. The 1964 Olympics featured the greatest up …

sports, olympics, sweden, jim-thorpe, billy-mills, duke-k

Team Looks for Lost Graves at Closed School for Boys

Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:15 AM EDT (St. Petersburg Times > Local News)

Seeded by maddad

MARIANNAThe fates that befell boys across a century at the state's oldest reform school, here on the outskirts of town, are hard to imagine. They came here to be reformed and some never left

history, oldest, team, lost, abuse, search, students, reform, graves, school

'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna

Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 3:13 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

Seeded by cartooncat

A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts have revealed. Dating from about 800 AD, the stones are associated with early Christian crosses - of which there is one on the isle. It was found in an ol …

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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes - YouTube

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 9:04 AM EDT (YouTube)

Seeded by Jackie-2759125

A friend posted this on Facebook today and I took the time to watch it as I'd never seen it before. It seems not much has changed since 1992 but there is yet hope. I am glad to see Severn is still very active in environmental issues. More c …

environment, united-nations, severn-cullis-suzuki, environmental-activism-by-youth, the-girl-who-silenced-the-world-for-5-minutes

200 Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Northern Gulf of Mexico

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 5:59 AM EDT (wtsp)

Seeded by maddad

(CNN) -- A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

history, ship, wooden, artifacts, shipwreck, scientists, gulf-of-mexico, discovered, noa, 200-year-old

When General Grant expelled the Jews

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:53 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

Seeded by UNA_Lion

In 1862, General Grant issued a general order expelling Jews from his area of operation.

history, yankees, grant, civil-war, jews, confederates

Walking Historic Commercial Street, Springfield, Mo

Wed May 16, 2012 6:00 AM EDT

By rottlady

When recently walking down the historic Commercial Street, I was struck by the uniqueness of the area. The variety of the architecture, the eclectic feel of the shops doing business that make the street feel like you are traveling back in time. While taking with you t …

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