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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 59825 - Posted: 26 Feb 2009, 21:04:48 UTC Oleander Oleander is an evergreen shrub that grows well in warm subtropical regions and is native to a broad area that extends from Morocco to China. Its fragrant flowers grow in a variety of colors, and it is widely used as an ornamental plant in landscapes and parks. It is also one of the most poisonous known plants and contains several toxic, sometimes deadly, compounds. Even its bark contains rosagenin, which is known for its strychnine-like effects. ID: 59825 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 59865 - Posted: 27 Feb 2009, 21:26:51 UTC The 1883 Eruption The massive 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa in Indonesia ejected more than 6 cu mi (25 cu km) of rock and ash, destroyed the island, and left more than 36,000 people dead. The eruption's explosive power was about 13,000 times greater than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and the sound of the explosion, believed to be the loudest sound in recorded history, was heard some 3,000 mi (4,828 km) away ID: 59865 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 60444 - Posted: 2 Apr 2009, 2:40:23 UTC The Anatomy Act of 1832 Prior to 1832, only the corpses of executed murderers were allowed to be dissected in the UK, but with the rise of medical science and the scaling back of executions, demand came to outstrip supply. The British Anatomy Act, passed in response to public concern about the illegal trade in corpses, was an act of Parliament that increased the supply of cadavers legally available for medical research and education. ID: 60444 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 60534 - Posted: 7 Apr 2009, 14:44:32 UTC The Shroud of Turin The subject of intense study, the Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Though carbon dating places the shroud's origin in the Middle Ages, some believe the image on the cloth is that of Jesus of Nazareth, recorded on the shroud at the time of his proclaimed resurrection. Skeptics, however, have dismissed the shroud as a medieval forgery created using paint or even crude photography. ID: 60534 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 64550 - Posted: 20 Dec 2009, 17:11:07 UTC Billie Holiday Affectionately known as "Lady Day," Billie Holiday is considered one of the greatest vocalists in jazz history as well as one of its most tragic figures. Known for her haunting rendition of the song "Strange Fruit," Holiday began singing professionally in 1930 and embarked on a successful solo career in 1940. However, Holiday's drug and alcohol addiction and abuse at the hands of men took a toll on both her health and her voice, and she died in 1959 at the age of 44 ID: 64550 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Nov 05 Posts: 73 Credit: 44,948 RAC: 0	Message 66627 - Posted: 21 Jun 2010, 21:30:09 UTC Tapirs Found in the jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia, tapirs are large, nocturnal, herbivorous mammals with short, prehensile snouts. Though tapirs are somewhat piglike in appearance, they are not related to pigs. Their closest relatives are, in fact, odd-toed ungulates like horses and rhinoceroses ID: 66627 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote