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Report Window Sightings To Authorities
- If you witness a crime through a window, still report it because old beliefs about unreliable testimony stemmed from warped historic glass, not legal truth.
- Modern courts accept eyewitnesses who saw events through windows so don't assume your testimony is worthless.
Mercury Pills Reveal Expedition Camps
- Lewis and Clark's use of mercury-based pills left traceable mercury in latrines that survives centuries.
- Archaeologists used those mercury hotspots to pinpoint exact expedition camp locations two hundred years later.
Famous Authors Wrote Stamp-Sized Novels
- Authors including Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad wrote tiny books for Queen Mary's 1924 doll's house collection.
- The miniature volumes measure about three by one centimetres and were contributed by many leading writers of the era.