City nicknames in danger: Fog over San Francisco thins by a third due to climate change (what about Chicago's wind?)

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Malaria, Broken Leg (and incest?) Killed King Tut

"CAIRO — Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister."

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But I love being surrounded by the books that define my life...

Well, yes, all true. And I love reading on all sorts of devices. But I still love **having** the books.

And we tend to over-estimate the destruction/abandonment of the physical place in favor of electronic conveniece. (in other words, bookstores can still be fun!)

Kindle Armageddon: How the Publishing Industry Is Slitting Its Own Throat
The big print publishers need to understand the reality of the 21st century: either you roll with new technology or you get rolled over by it. That's the lesson of the history of technology in commerce.

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