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Some more accuratel than others, it has to be said. But it's still impressive that someone writing in 1900 predicted mobile phones and cameras able to instantly transmit their photos across the world.

require that the author shall say what he is proposing to say, not merely come near it.

MONTBLANC SKELETONS-2 (photo by Montblanc Pen Lover on Flickr)

Another side to the cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his illustrations for the Molesworth and St Trinian's books.

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Dear Santa Letter sent 100 years ago found up chimney - The Irish Times - Wed, Dec 21, 2011

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The Higgs Boson is not the Higgs Boatswain. Neither are breast implants made from a hard brittle metallic-looking material. Continue reading →

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Quite fascinating—expecially the ones where the avatar is like an altered version of the original person, rather than entirely different.

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Sheer brilliance from The Onion.

How bees in a hive interact somewhat similarly to neurons in a brain, enabling decisions to be taken.

I didn't know there was a name for this. It's the theoretical maximim number of people for whom it's possible to know "who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person". Though I don't see how it can be a specific number, since it will surely vary from person to person.