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Google Ocean: Has Atlantis been found off Africa?
Category: Ancient Civilizations
A "grid of streets" on the seabed at one of the proposed locations of the lost city of Atlantis has been spotted on Google Ocean.
The network of criss-cross lines is 620 miles off the coast of north west Africa near the Canary Islands on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Here comes Comet Lulin, a backward-flying lulu passing Earth only once, at its closest Monday
Category: Beyond Gaia
WASHINGTON (AP) — An odd, greenish backward-flying comet is zipping by Earth this month, as it takes its only trip toward the sun from the farthest edges of the solar system.

The comet is called Lulin, and there's a chance it can be seen with the naked eye — far from city lights, astronomers say. But you'll most likely need a telescope, or at least binoculars, to spot it.
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Man Leaves $10 Million Lotto Ticket for His Widow
Category: Law of Abundance

Donald Peters, a 79-year-old man from Danbury, Connecticut, passed away on November 1st—but left his wife a surprise gift before he went.

For decades, Peters and his wife Charlotte had shared a tradition of buying two state lottery tickets each week. After his death, she was too upset to think about the tickets, and set them aside.
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Teen Boy Helps Women of Darfur By Buying Stoves
Category: Law of Abundance
In Sudan's troubled Darfur region, women are at risk any time they leave their campsites to take care of errands, leaving themselves open to rape, assault, or even murder. Often, though, they have no choice but to leave: they must wander out of the desert in search of firewood, which can take up to seven hours to gather.
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Scientists Find Proof of True Lasting Love
Category: Scientific Revelations
Contrary to what many people believe, true love doesn't just happen in Etta James songs and Disney movies. And, for a lucky few, the passionate romance of early love never dies.
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Marinating Meat in Alcohol Can Reduce Chance of Cancer
Category: Health
Marinating your meat in beer or red wine is always a tasty way to infuse some extra flavor into your dish—but as it turns out, the alcohol may add some extra health benefits to your plate, too.
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Edward VIII's links to a mystic
Category: Psychic
Further evidence has emerged that King Edward VIII was seeing a mystic during the abdication crisis, prompting the Archbishop of Canterbury to intervene.

Previously undisclosed archives tell the story of a king in the grip of a man known as "The Yorkshire Yogi".

Dr Alexander Cannon trained as a medic, and dabbled in alternative treatments, mystic techniques and black magic.
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'Body clock gene diabetes clue
Category: Health
The workings of our internal body clock appear to be directly connected to our risk of diabetes, researchers claim.

International research published in the journal Nature Genetics found faults in a key 'clock gene' were linked to blood sugar levels and type II diabetes.
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Virus clue to cause of Alzheimer’s
Category: Health
The virus that causes cold sores may be one of the main causes of Alzheimer’s disease, according to research that suggests that existing drugs could be used to treat the most common form of dementia.

Compelling new evidence found by British scientists has implicated the cold sore virus, known as herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), in up to 60 per cent of Alzheimer’s cases.
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Out-of-body experience means I’m simply not feeling myself
Category: Scientific Revelations
I am standing in a plain, blue-curtained room in Stockholm having an out-of-body experience. In the space of a few minutes I am a 30-year-old female PhD student with dark hair and glasses and a shop dummy called François.

I think to myself: people normally have to take psychedelic drugs to induce this sort of effect.
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Melting ice may slow global warming
Category: Scientific Revelations
Collapsing antarctic ice sheets, which have become potent symbols of global warming, may actually turn out to help in the battle against climate change and soaring carbon emissions.
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Lost city of 'cloud people' found in Peru
Category: Ancient Civilizations
The settlement covers some 12 acres and is perched on a mountainside in the remote Jamalca district of Utcubamba province in the northern jungles of Peru's Amazon.

The buildings found on the Pachallama peak are in remarkably good condition, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and comprised of the traditional round stone houses built by the Chachapoya, the 'Cloud Forest People'.
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