An Age of Magic

How many other ‘extinct’ species still live…?

The discovery of the previously assumed extinct fish, the coelacanth, in South African waters 70 years ago has raised this question in the past and continues to do so today.

Surely there are still some amazing discoveries yet to be made?

In an isolated area of Peru traces of an ancient civilization have been found where the inhabitants were blonde haired and blue eyed – vastly different to the usual physical type of people in that country.

And now a prehistoric ‘river of the giants’ that was once home to gigantic fish, towering dinosaurs and 60 foot long crocodiles has been unearthed by British fossil hunters.

This river – as wide as the Danube – flowed across the Sahara desert 100 million years ago, surrounded by lush forests, waterways and lakes.

The site has yielded some of the most exciting African prehistoric finds in years – including the tip of a giant flying reptile’s beak and a limb bone from a 65 foot long plant-eating dinosaur. Both are thought to be new species.

Other finds include the remains of a crocodile the length of two double deckers, two inch long scales shed by an freshwater predatory fish, and teeth from a massive sawfish.

One thing is certain – this planet of ours holds some fascinating secrets that are yet to be unearthed.

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What the ‘experts’ got wrong…

Here are some of the worlds worst, and most WRONG, predictions…

1. BRITAIN DOESN’T NEED TELEPHONES

Made in 1878 by Sir William Preece, chief engineer at the Post Office. ‘The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys,’ he said.

2. X-RAYS ARE A HOAXLord Kevlin, President of the Royal Society was clearly unconvinced when he made his comments in 1883.

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Time for taps…

We are in the middle of renovating our two bathrooms and one of the main points of conjecture between ‘us’ has been the choice of accessories and fittings. Or more to the point – MY choice of accessories and fittings.

I am the more practical half of the duo and am also the one who has to CLEAN the bathrooms so I figure it is only fair that I get to choose which fittings will work best.

I have chosen to install Grohe faucets for the sinks and showers but the ‘other half’ tends to opt for something more fancy. ‘Fancy’ is nice – but not always a breeze to clean.

I think I am right on this issue…

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