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Friday, 6 January 2012
Namibia space ball mystery solved
Mood:  bright
Topic: Solved


The mysterious large metallic ball that fell out of the sky in Namibia, sparking considerable panic, is most likely a fuel tank from an unmanned rocket.

The hollow "space ball", which weighs six kilograms and has a circumference of 1.1 metres, was found near a village on a remote grassland about 750km from the capital, Windhoek.

Full Story from smh.com.au


Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 01:01 CET
Updated: Friday, 6 January 2012 10:33 CET
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Yeti finger mystery solved by Edinburgh scientists
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Solved


The mystery of a yeti finger taken from Nepal half a century ago has been solved with the help of scientists at Edinburgh Zoo.

The mummified remains have been held in the Royal College of Surgeons museum in London since the 1950s.

A DNA sample analysed by the zoo's genetic expert Dr Rob Ogden has finally revealed the finger's true origins.

Following DNA tests it has found to be human bone.

Full Story from BBC


Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 01:01 CET
Updated: Thursday, 5 January 2012 11:03 CET

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