Category: Science and nature
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Most plausible case for why the 5 divers died in the Maldives
Brigid and I have been following this tragic case since we are both experienced divers, having spent two years living in the Cayman Islands – 1979-81. The deaths were total human error. Even doing such a dive with regular air and without the very high level of training and specific equipment needed for cave diving,…
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David Attenborough has turned 100
We at Farandaville are fans of Attenborough; so many wonderful documentaries* on nature and our planet’s history. So, fine article in the NY Times linked below with very short excerpts. *The word evolution is in one of the excerpts; there is no need to leave a comment or email me that the planet is 11,000…
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Who knew? The Roman Colosseum used to be a housing complex
Heh. A little history. Hit the link for the full 3 paragraph story. Friars belonging to the Santa Maria Nova convent rented out the Colosseum for more than five centuries beginning in 800 CE, building stables, workshops, and sewage pipes made from terra cotta. Their tenants represented a cross-section of Roman society and included everyone…