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Hair As Military Material
- At Carthage many women's hair was cut and spun into bowstrings and ropes for siege engines.
- Tom Scott explains Romans repurposed hair for military use after the Third Punic War.
Stereo Trick Extended A Mini CD
- Die Ärzte released a mini CD running over 41 minutes by placing different songs in the left and right stereo channels.
- Listeners could play left then right (or adjust mono) to hear both 21-minute sets on one disc.
Contaminated Swabs Misled Investigations
- The 'Phantom of Heilbronn' case traced the same woman's DNA across 40 crime scenes due to contaminated swabs.
- Investigation revealed a factory worker contaminated DNA swabs, leading to improved production and packaging.