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  1. Blackleaf

    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    The US has had craft to Mars which failed to even reach their destination. But being a typical arrogant loudmouthed Yank you gloss over that slight problem and act as though you are God's gift. I'm afraid such undeserved arrogance doesn't wash with me. We've only launched one. And it...
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    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    How many US craft to Mars have failed? As I've ALREADY said, around half of all Mars missions have failed. And yet you pick on one British one (which was launched and controlled by the European Space Agency), even though the US has had more failures.
  3. Blackleaf

    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    People see UFOs all the time. They exist. There are thousands of sightings around the world every year. And even you yourself have admitted you saw a UFO.
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    Sir Tim Berners-Lee wants Magna Carta for World Wide Web

    The inventor of the World Wide Web has marked the 25th anniversary of his creation by calling for a 'Magna Carta' bill of rights to protect its users. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the Web in 1989 whilst working as a scientist for CERN, told BBC Breakfast the issue could be compared to...
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    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    If you don't provide a number as to how many US Mars Rovers have failed, I will. I think it's approximately half of all Mars missions have failed. You won't be cocky for much longer.
  6. Blackleaf

    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    How many US Mars Rovers have failed? It's one thing to act cocky when you are about to win an argument, but another when you're about to lose one.
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    More UFO sightings? Apparently the skies were alive in 2013

    UFOs do exist. People see them all the time.
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    Medieval monk's leg bones found poking out of Welsh cliff

    The remains of a young monk who lived 800 years ago have been found sticking out of a sea cliff in South Wales. Mandy Ewington was enjoying a stroll along the beach at Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan, when she looked up and saw two leg bones poking out of the cliff. She took a picture of the leg...
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    Prince Edward releases family portrait to mark 50th birthday

    A portrait of Prince Edward with his family has been released to mark his 50th birthday, which is today. The Earl of Wessex, the youngest child of the Queen and Prince Philip and who is now eighth in line to the Throne, was photographed with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their...
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    £20 million bed in which Henry VIII was conceived is found in hotel car park

    The bed in which one of England's greatest monarchs, Henry VIII, was conceived has been found in a hotel car park. The bed was found dismantled and dumped in the car park of the Redland Hotel in Chester, which was being turned into flats. It was later bought at auction by Ian Coulson, a...
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    Your 60-second guide to the Crimean War

    Headlines are dominated by talk of the Ukraine crisis, as EU leaders decide how to respond to Russia's troop deployment in the country’s Crimea region. Members from eastern Europe are calling for tough sanctions, while others, led by Germany, seek mediation. But how does the current crisis...
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    Schoolboy, 13, becomes youngest person to carry out nuclear fusion

    A 13-year-old Lancashire schoolboy has become the youngest person in the world to carry out nuclear fusion. Jamie Edwards, a pupil at Penwortham Priory Academy in Penwortham, Lancashire, created the project from scratch with help from his school. "I can't quite believe it - even though all...
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    4,000 year old GPS system found in Wales

    It's not just modern walkers who need the aid of GPS when hiking through the Brecon Beacons in Wales. So, too, did their ancient ancestors. Archaeologists have found what they believe to be a 4,000 year old GPS system in the Brecon Beacons. An ancient standing stone - whose exact location...
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    Twelve bottles of rum dating from 1780 found - and then sold for £80,000

    12 bottles of rum dating back to 1780 were found in a cellar in a country house near Leeds - and then were sold by Harrogate Fine Wine Company for a whopping £80,000 at Christie's in London. The bottles - which were covered in cobwebs and layers of dust when found - were valued at £600-£800 per...
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    Scotland's new football kit looks like it was designed by Stonewall

    Scotland's new away kit looks like it has been designed by gay rights group Stonewall. But, according to the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the kit is in honour of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, the British Prime Minister between March 1894 and June 1895. Apparently the kit is...
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    Google Street View meets 18th Century London

    London has evolved incredibly since it was merely a series of villages spanning the length of the Thames. But during the 18th century, shortly before the industrial revolution, the city was far grittier, and yet some would describe it as far more regal. These amazing pictures, shared on the...
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    Spree killer is only third woman sentenced to die in prison

    A spree killer has become just the third woman in Britain to be sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison. Joanne Dennehy, a diagnosed psychopath who randonly murdered three men, yesterday joined serial killer Rose West and serial child killer Myra Hindley (who died in 2002) as women...
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    Britain unveils the world's longest aircraft

    The world's longest aicraft has today been unveiled in Bedfordshire. The machine - which looks like an airship but isn't - is called an Airlander. It has a length of 302ft (92m) and is about 60ft longer than the biggest airliners, the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8. It is also almost 30ft...