Cats Celebrate Hundredth Year at Public Record Office Dinner
The Payroll Cats of London's Public Record Office joined clerks at a dinner marking the department’s centenary. Two tabby cats, paid staff of the Civil Service, patrol the office to deter rats and nibblers from priceless papers like the Domesday Book. Most documents now rest in steel cabinets or glass cases, giving the felines lighter duties than in earlier days.
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London
Public Record Office
Germany
Belgium
Noner
British Civil Service
Théde Cata
Hight
Civil Service
Young Parisian circus proteges stun with daring feats
Photographs showcase two young acrobats Lydia and Margo Jung performing in the Winter Gardé Circus in Paris. At ages 15 and 11 they impress veteran performers with complex poses. The feature highlights their early start and status as rising talents in entertainment.
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Paris
Lydia
Margo Jung
Margo
Jung Guu
Hass
Supple Sisters Impress With Rare Contortion Feats
The Supplet sisters, trained since age five by a father who is a Chinese acrobat and a German mother, display extraordinary flexibility and strength. A photograph shows Lydia in the first phase of a handstand contortion while her sister remains upright, a stunt usually done by male athletes. Their balancing abilities and consistency draw envy from seasoned performers.
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Lydia
Margo Jung
Lives on borrowed blood boy faces mystery illness
Earl Simpson Jr of Mount Vernon Iowa appears a normal child but suffers a rare condition doctors name nephrowis. The disease causes blood to reject proteins and refuse water transfer, leading to swelling and dangerous fluid buildup if untreated.
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Earl Simpson, Jr
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Eart
Strapsen
Tip
Heslren Myr
Simpeon
Skeep
Simpson
Australian Skink Wizard Hatches Three Eyes From One
A series of photos shows an Australian skink wizard performing the first and last stages of a natural miracle by producing three little eyes from a single big eye. The owner, a nonexpert, learns the reptile is a male or female after three eggs are produced.
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Chaiileon
Acrias
Che Sismae
Glen Tris
Melbourne
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