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Maik:

--- Quote ---Ancient and rare Greek New Testament papyrus discovered on eBay
With an opening bid of just $99 (£65)
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ancient-and-rare-greek-new-testament-papyrus-discovered-on-ebay-a6743756.html

Maik:

--- Quote ---The Most Unexpected Marriage Took Place on the Greek Island of Kefalonia

The most unexpected wedding of the year took place in the Kefalonia town hall between an 85-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man.

Specifically, according to kefaloniapress, the wedding took place a few days ago at the local town hall. Furthermore, it was reported that both the bride and the groom come from two of the most well-known families on the island.
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http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/11/21/the-most-unexpected-marriage-took-place-on-the-greek-island-of-kefalonia/

 :blink: :hmm:

Bryan-in-Kilkis:
His friends gave him a set of golf clubs and a year's membership of the golf club and the bride's friends gave her six months...  :lol:

Maik:

--- Quote ---Watch Mufasa the mountain lion get released into the wild after spending 20 years chained in the back of a circus van
Mufasa is believed to have been the last wild animal in a Peruvian circus before his rescue

He was freed after an eight-hour stand-off between police and members of the circus and was released into Animal Defenders International's (ADI) Spirit of Freedom, a rescue centre near Lima for rehabilitation.

In 2011, Peru banned wild animals in circuses and campaigners at ADI continue to support the authorities to enforce the law.

Peru is the second South American country to ban wild animals in circuses after Bolivia’s ban in 2009, the first country to ban all use of domestic and wild animals in circuses.

So far, 17 countries, not including the UK, have banned wild animals in circuses.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/watch-mufasa-the-mountain-lion-get-released-into-the-wild-after-spending-20-years-chained-in-the-a6743316.html






--- Quote ---These 17 Countries That Have Banned Wild-Animal Circuses Are Making the UK Look Really Bad

Austria
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
El Salvador
Greece
Israel
Malta
Mexico
The Netherlands
Paraguay
Peru
Singapore
Slovenia
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http://www.peta.org.uk/blog/these-17-countries-banned-wild-animal-circuses/

Maik:

--- Quote ---Children who grow up with internet - AKA 'digital natives' - believe everything they read online, says Ofcom

The number of children believing everything they read on Google and social media sites has doubled, according to an Ofcom study which has found ‘digital natives’ are too trusting of what they find online.

 And these so-called ‘digital natives’ - children who have grown up with the internet - often lack "online nous" to decide if what they see is true or impartial, the regulator concluded.

Almost one in 10 children who go online believe information from social media websites or apps is "all true" - doubling from last year - and most 12 to 15-year-olds are unaware that "vloggers", or video bloggers, can be paid to endorse the products they promote.

 Almost a fifth of online 12 to 15-year-olds believe information returned by a search engine such as Google or Bing must be true, but only a third are able to identify paid-for adverts.

The study found children are increasingly turning to YouTube for "true and accurate" information about what is going on in the world.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/12006667/Children-who-grow-up-with-internet-AKA-digital-natives-believe-everything-they-read-online-says-Ofcom.html



--- Quote ---“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction,” is an Albert Einstein quote often shared on the internet. “The world will have a generation of idiots.” Ironically, there is no evidence that he actually said this - it actually comes from a 1995 movie about him called Powder.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/12007644/Paris-terror-attacks-Why-social-media-is-turning-us-into-idiots.html

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