Cleopatra Not a Vamp Was Model Housewife
Arthur Weigall formerly inspector general of Egyptian antiquities told a Minneapolis audience that ancient Egyptian costumes were ill fitting and that Cleopatra was a devoted housewife with a family of six. He said modern ideas of Cleopatra as a vamp are mistaken and noted King Tut costumes did not exist in her era.
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King Tut-Ankh-Amen
Arthur Weilgall
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Weigall
Howard Carter
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Plants Grow Toward Light Unless Blinded
A house plant bends toward light and reorients when pots are turned. Each leaf stalk joint acts as an eye that detects light. covering joints blinds the plant, while exposing joints preserves movement. Experiments show joints react to light, pin pricks, acids, electric shocks, and heat.
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St. Nicholas Magazine
Prehistoric Habitations Found in Utah Desert
National Geographic expedition led by Neil M. Judd spent two months in an isolated Utah region. They uncovered canyon habitations and traces of ancient Indians, revealing rock markings and desert beauty while current tribes avoid the area.
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Utah
National Geographic Society
Neil M. Judd
Department of American Anthropology
National Museum
Mr. Judd
Judd
Detroit News
Scientists and the Child Thomas A. Edison Quip
In a recent interview Thomas A. Edison compared scientists to children noting they ask ridiculous questions and seek answers. He likened inquiry to a boy examining a fat man at dinner and pondering whether the tum-tum grows from eating or vice versa.
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Thomas A. Edison
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