Friday 31st December 2010
by WayneHere is today’s Daily Run Down.
- Ancient 8-foot Sea Scorpions were probably pussycats.
- China has declared that VOIP services, except for state-owned, are illegal.
- Climate Models are missing the effects of wind-shattered dust.
- A Swedish man has been senteced to prison for stealing a sign from Auschwitz.
- The Nook is selling more digital books than physical books.
- The Inspiration for Rosie the Riveter, Geraldine Hoff Doye, has died at the age of 86.
- There are dozens of factual errors in a new 4th Grade textbook used in Virginia.
- Billy The Kid has not been pardoned by New Mexico’s Governor.
- The American Foreign Press has been told to pay for their images used off of TwitPic.
- Medical maladies of 1911 are the same that Doctors face in 2011.
- The First ‘Drunkometer’ was used72 Years ago in 1938.
Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.
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