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March 27, 2007
A christening gown worn by Britain's Queen Elizabeth I has been discovered by chance during a clear-out of a stately home. The embroidered satin gown was found by Lady Elizabeth Ashcombe when she was emptying boxes left in a cupboard at Gloucestershire's Sudeley Castle. The royal garment was worn by Elizabeth - the daughter of Henry VIII - at her baptism at Greenwich in 1533.
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March 12, 2007
Topics science, people, rap, express, string, jewelry, fun, love, chinese, student, food, university and world
Fans of the supposedly infinite number "pi" are celebrating international pi day as they express their love for the string of trillions of digits. The day to celebrate the number event falls appropriately on March 14 or 3. 14, the approximated value of "pi. " Furthermore, the time for the event has been derived from the third and fourth digits after the decimal in the value of pi, i. e. , 1:59 p. m. As per the saying that celebrations can't go without any food and fun, the pi-themed foods and rap performances will be add to the geekiness of the event.
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March 9, 2007
A two-carat diamond has been found nearly two years after a man nabbed it from a jewelry store. The catch: the colorless stone which is estimated to be worth $25,000 has been found stuck in the shower drain at the same prison where the man accused of stealing it was serving his sentence. Bret Allen Langford, 39, was arrested in April 2005 for stealing the diamond at a Jewelry Express store. The diamond had never been recovered, until this week, when an investigator representing Langford told jail officials to search the jailhouse drains.
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February 23, 2007
Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has had a cow named after her. Gloucestershire farmer Sally Jones - who names all her cattle after members of the British Royal Family or royal events - has named her newborn calf Camilla.
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December 20, 2006
Topics dolls, jesus, baby, church, woman, police, wind, express, funny, teenagers, chicago, christmas and people
A woman found thirty-two baby Jesus dolls lined up along the fence on her lawn. The dolls were stolen from nativity scenes throughout the neighborhood. Fourteen of the dolls rightful owners picked up their dolls at St. Symphorosa Church on Saturday. According to AP, the Rev. Marcel Pasciak said the woman was one of his parishioners at St. Symphorosa and "panicked" when she saw the dolls.
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