99luftballon writes "The British Museum is putting online the remaining fragments of the world's oldest Bible. The Codex Sinaiticus dates to the fourth century BCE and was discovered in the 19th century. Very few people have seen it due to its fragile... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Wed, Jul 23 2008
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World's Oldest Joke Uncovered, Unfunny » digg A team of academics has discovered this joke, first told in ancient Sumeria around 39 centuries ago, is the world's oldest: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap." Haha. Brilliant. I... |
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World's oldest Roller goes for £3.5m » the register (uk) 1904 10hp two-seater The world's oldest known surviving Rolls-Royce - a 1904 10hp two-seater bearing the licence plate U 44 - sold yesterday at auction in London to a private British collector for a cool £3.5m.… |
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World's Oldest Man Dies At The Age Of 138 » digg A great-grand father believed to be the world's oldest man has died at the age of 138. |
| 29 Jul 08 |
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World's oldest cloned plant, 43,000 years, is dying » digg Kings lomatia is the oldest known plant clone. It stopped seeding and has been cloning itself for at least 43,000 years, remaining genetically identical over that time, which increases its vulnerability to disease and other threats. |
| 01 Aug 08 |
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Sumerians cracked world's oldest joke » the register (uk) 'I'm not saying my mother in law's...' UKTV has published what it claims to be the world's oldest joke - a Sumerian rib-tickler dating back to 1,900 BC which goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in... |
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