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National Trust commemorate Thomas Crapper
1-28-2010 |
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In a celebration of the history of the humble toilet the National Trust are commemorating the contributions of Thomas Crapper.
Ancient Mayans mastered water pressure
12-26-2009 | 7
The ancient Mayans may have been a lot more advanced in the area of running water than previously thought, scientists be...
Piece of historic spacecraft up for grabs
11-8-2009 | 1
A piece of Apollo 11 is expected to fetch a high price at auction, the scrap of Kapton Foil would have helped protect th...
Large quantities of water found on moon
9-24-2009 | 15
NASA's plans to establish a lunar base on the moon have been boosted by the discovery of large amounts of water on its s...
Man finds huge python in toilet
9-9-2009 | 5
A man living in a rural area of Australia discovered a python almost twice his size in the toilet bowl, it took several ...
Farmer finds egg inside another egg
9-1-2009 | 13
A farmer in England was cracking open a boiled egg for breakfast when he discovered another perfectly formed egg inside ...
Goldfish survives being flushed down loo
8-21-2009 | 17
An unfortunate goldfish who was flushed down the toilet after its owner decided that it was on its last legs miraculousl...
Lightning may have fed early life
7-19-2009 | 3
New research has revealed that lightning strikes release rare forms of phosphorus in the soil that could have been an im...
Easter Island compound extends life
7-14-2009 | 9
A compound first discovered in the soil of Easter Island called "rapamycin" has shown promising results when administere...
Russian probe tried to beat NASA to the moon
7-11-2009 | 0
While the Apollo 11 astronauts were getting ready to blast off from the lunar surface on their return trip home the Russ...
NASA investigates growing algae as biofuel
5-21-2009 | 7
NASA are investigating the possibility of farming algae as a cheap and clean way to produce an alternative to foreign oi...
Worm plague invades China's pastures
5-10-2009 | 14
An invasion of mysterious worms has created havoc in China, causing herdsmen and livestock to flee the grasslands in the...
Robber targets police convention
3-31-2009 | 5
A man in Pennsylvania has been branded the state's dumbest criminal after he attempted to hold a retired officer at gunp...
Salt water pools may exist on Mars
3-27-2009 | 0
NASA Phoenix Mars lander has detected the presence of perchlorate salts in the planet's soil, indicating that liquid wat...
Reward offered for toilet pyromaniac
3-24-2009 | 8
The California based chemical company Clorox is offering a $5000 reward and a year's supply of cleaning products for inf...
Can algae save the world - again ?
2-16-2009 | 9
Scientists are looking in to algae as a potential means with which to save the world by using it to help remove greenhou...
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