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Scientists Identify Head of France's King Henry IV 64

Posted by samzenpus from the losing-then-finding-your-head dept.
JThaddeus writes "The Associated Press reports that 'After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France's King Henry IV.' Henry was assassinated in 1610, and his head has been missing. His body was dug up and decapitated during the French Revolution. Researchers found features similar to those in royal portraits, and radiocarbon dating confirms that the head dates to the 17th Century. Interestingly, 'Perfumers on the team used their professionally trained noses to identify specific embalming substances in the mouth used to hide nasty odors.' The results have been published an online medical journal."
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Feeling Upset? Look At Some Meat 155

Posted by samzenpus from the the-calming-power-of-beef dept.
Meshach writes "A study out of Canada claims that seeing meat actually calms a person down. From the article: 'Contrary to expectations, a McGill University researcher has discovered that seeing meat makes people significantly less aggressive. Frank Kachanoff, who studies evolution at the university’s department of psychology, had initially thought the presence of meat would provoke bloodlust, believing the response would have helped our primate ancestors hunt. But in fact, his research showed the reverse is true.'" I can see all the "Make Steak, Not War!" protest signs already.

Comment Database error (Score -1, Offtopic) 107

by jongi_ct (#28436897) Attached to: A Wiki For Cable and Connector Pin-Outs
A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was: (SQL query hidden) from within function "MediaWikiBagOStuff::_doinsert". MySQL returned error "1213: Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction (localhost)".

Comment Re:My friend has developed similar system (Score 1) 256

by jongi_ct (#22418456) Attached to: Australia's Geekiest Man
Mhhh, what's you friends name, give me his email as well or let him send a CV to ESKOM Power station in South Africa. We are currently experiencing power outage here. His household fuel-powered emergency backup power supplies might help. Even the government is asking us to sleep early to save power.

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