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  1. The mystery of the two-faced inuit. thingdetectives.blogspot.co.uk 3:09 AM May 11th via web
  2. A little plug for John's latest science blog post - How does your skin battle open wounds? toomanylivewires.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/faultl… @JohnnyAnkers 12:00 AM May 11th via web
  3. Mayan astronomical charts found in Guatemalan jungle are oldest known gu.com/p/37fjd/tw via @guardian Hidden in a room full of soil! 11:57 PM May 10th via Tweet Button
  4. Interactive antiques roadshow, eh? Should perk up Sunday evenings no end. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain… 12:35 PM May 10th via web
  5. A Roman jewels mystery in Doncaster... thestar.co.uk/news/doncaster… @SheffieldStar 12:27 PM May 10th via Tweet Button
  6. BBC News - Furness Abbey relics go on show in south Cumbria bbc.in/HVhNCK The relics lay undiscovered for 500 years. 2:33 AM Apr 19th via Tweet Button
  7. Bogus bids on eBay halt auction of Angela Merkel's first car uk.reuters.com/article/2012/0… via @reuters 1:27 AM Apr 17th via Tweet Button
  8. The first entry in "The Thing Detectives field guide"! Top tips for tracking down long sought-after things. bit.ly/HI6Ktd 9:12 AM Apr 1st via web
  9. Have you ever seen a John Travolta impersonator? He may look a little bit like this. bit.ly/GOoXFZ 8:06 AM Mar 24th via web
  10. Brando... Dildo... Psycho. Great viewing. #fourrooms 12:33 PM Mar 21st via Mobile Web
  11. blush-inducing antique on four rooms now! @Channel4 12:25 PM Mar 21st via Mobile Web
  12. Royal Mail launches stamps celebrating 75 years of the Great British comic royalmail.com/personal/comic… @RoyalMail 4:44 AM Mar 20th via web
  13. Ever wanted a machine that automatically de-shelled pistachio nuts? You are not the only one? Or are you? bit.ly/FO5i7R 7:44 AM Mar 16th via TweetDeck
  14. Whatever happened to Chung Ling Soo? Do you have a theory? bit.ly/wG0o1v 1:02 PM Mar 6th via web
  15. 500 new fairytales discovered in Germany, including "the tale of a maiden who transforms herself into a pond" gu.com/p/36vk2/tw @guardian 3:18 AM Mar 6th via Tweet Button
  16. What's the strangest Christmas present you've ever given, and does it beat this? bit.ly/zfdNRE 6:00 AM Feb 29th via web
  17. Hello @kristadavis, love your interesting combination of food and murder! Has anyone been whisked to death yet? 5:57 AM Feb 29th via web
  18. Hello to new followers @YMCA_FOODCO @ReemanDansie @BromerBooks @VintageRarities and @TombergRareBook How are you all? 5:56 AM Feb 29th via web
  19. 594,000 gold and silver coins recovered from Spanish galleon wrecked in Atlantic are returned to Spain. reut.rs/xuDf5m 1:44 AM Feb 21st via web
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