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* So what's up with my immune system eating my skin? The patch on my scalp healed in about a week of treatment. The other patch is slowly spreading, but the medicine closed the cracks in my skin.

* "Asphalt may have poisoned ancient Americans:" http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028154.300-asphalt-may-have-poisoned-ancient-americans.html

* A follow up on Liqian: http://en.radio86.com/news/chinese-village-inhabited-descendants-ancient-romans

Honestly I think Caucasian nomads or a trading post is more likely than a lost roman legion, but weirder things have happened.

* Lactose intolerant Neolithic people in France: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/05/no-cheese-for-neolithic-humans-in-france-/1

* Revision of the Iceland settlement timeline: http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/A_New_View_on_the_Origin_of_First_Settlers_in_Iceland_0_378670.news.aspx

* A history of Puppetry & Marionettes: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/455018

The translation is a bit clunky and the piece jumps around a bit, but under the surface problems is some interesting stuff.

* "Hidden no more: Pyramid findings rock the Web:" http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110531/wl_yblog_upshot/hidden-no-more-pyramid-findings-rock-the-web

* "Early hominid landscape use:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/m-ehl053111.php

* Hollowstone Virtual tour continues: http://wonder-city.dreamwidth.org/40869.html

* neo_prodigy on Xmen: First Class, warning, spoilers: http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/955697.html?style=mine#cutid1

* I probably shouldn't say this, but if my chest looked like Anthony Wiener's, I'd be tempted to post it on the Internet too.

* I bet you could make a good episode of "Drunk history" using Palin direct quotes and no alcohol....

* Bwahahahaha (Seriously, keep watching through the reenactment): http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388583/june-06-2011/paul-revere-s-famous-ride