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Ancient crystal skulls

It is claimed that 13 ancient crystal skulls have been found with mysterious properties.

The Mitchell-Hedges family loaned the skull to Hewlett-Packard Laboratories for extensive study in 1970. Art restorer Frank Dorland oversaw the testing at the Santa Clara, California, computer equipment manufacturer, a leading facility for crystal research. The HP examinations yielded some startling results.

Researchers found that the skull had been carved against the natural axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter -- even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.
To compound the strangeness, HP could find no microscopic scratches on the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with metal instruments. Dorland's best hypothesis for the skull's construction is that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and water. The exhausting job -- assuming it could possibly be done in this way -- would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to complete.
Note: 5/08, crystal skulls find themselves in the lates Indiana Jones movie!

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Living is a tough job, and the hours are a bitch

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

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Congress has a job to do, what is it?

Congress is also known as the legislative branch of the U.S. government, in other words, they are the law makers.

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The thirties were tough times ... building dams helped

The nineteen thirties were a challenging decade with the Great Depression and the stock market crash.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a plan called The New Deal a set of initiatives to build infrastructure including dams for the exploding demand for electricity while providing people with jobs.

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What are some of the job duties performed by beavers?

Beavers reliably maintain wetlands that can sponge up floodwaters, prevent erosion and act as the "earth's kidneys" by purifying water. Beavers also build several dams where each colony slows the flow of floodwaters.

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