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Ones that got away - August 22, 2008

“eBay insect fossil is new species”
Amazing what you can find on the internet these days. From the BBC.

“Land yacht set to blow record away”
Wind-powered wackiness from the Guardian.

“Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years”
The crucial word being ‘plans’. From Reuters

“Capturing bears for research can cause significant harm”
Oh. To the bears. Got it. (From the Canadian Press.)

Posted by Daniel Cressey on August 22, 2008
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