How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 will be released on July 29, 2015. Microsoft is already advertising it to WIndows 7 and 8.1 users using a system tray pop-up. This is a free upgrade, and will probably be a good one for Windows 7 and 8 users alike."
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DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans
Carl Zimmer: New York Times
"For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the items that their inhabitants left behind. More recently, researchers have been scrutinizing something even more revealing than pots, chariots and swords: DNA."
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So you’re related to Charlemagne? You and every other living European…
Adam Rutherford: theguardian
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The Almost-Immortal Jeanne Calment:
FamilySearchBlog: by Duncan Kuehn
"Jeanne Louise Calment was born 21 February 1875 in Arles, France. She lived a remarkably full life and remained vibrant to the end, passing away on 4 August 1997 at the incredible age of 122 years, 164 days! Her entire lifespan is well documented with census and other records, and she is the only human in history verified to have lived 120 or more years."
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This Day In History:
1864: Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres around Arlington Mansion, formerly owed by Robert E. Lee, are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
1844: Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
1752: Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.
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