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tim-beck
@tim-beck Mar 22, 2019, 5:58 PM UTC

Some Dark Humour

### South Africa is in the grip of nationwide electricity blackouts. So how are people coping? With humour, of course. Image source South Africa's monopoly electricity supply utility, Eskom, has seem…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Mar 21, 2019, 9:33 PM UTC

Led Zeppelin: Part 7, Led Zeppelin IV

### Many fans and critics thought that Led Zeppelin had stumbled with their third album. Stung by the criticism, the group produced something extraordinary. Image source In Led Zeppelin: Part 5, Led…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Mar 6, 2019, 9:59 PM UTC

By Jupiter! Radical Art

### Sometimes you come across images that are so unexpected and mysterious that you don't know what to think about them. Here are a few that look like crazy pieces of art. This abstract piece looks k…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Mar 6, 2019, 12:10 AM UTC

Led Zeppelin: Part 6, Robert Plant

### Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin's frontman, has one of the most recognizable voices in the world and remains a musical force to this day. Image source In Led Zeppelin: Part 5, Led Zeppelin III, Robert…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 19, 2019, 11:19 PM UTC

Led Zeppelin: Part 5, Led Zeppelin III

### Led Zeppelin had achieved considerable fame and success with their first two albums. But they were exhausted by the continuous touring. Image source In Led Zeppelin: Part 3, Led Zeppelin II I wro…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 15, 2019, 6:13 PM UTC

Opportunity Lost

### The Mars Opportunity rover is officially lost—it hasn't answered the many messages sent to it over the last eight months. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back toward part of the w…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 13, 2019, 8:16 PM UTC

Darwin in South Africa

### Charles Darwin visited South Africa when his ship, HMS Beagle, docked in Cape Town in 1836. Image source Darwin Day was celebrated yesterday, as it is every year on his birthday, 12 February. The…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 12, 2019, 10:22 PM UTC

Can Trees Talk To Each Other?

### Forests are highly complex ecosystems. Trees stand away from each other, although their roots form an underground network. Can they communicate? Image source Underground networks -- Suzanne Simar…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 8, 2019, 4:22 PM UTC

The Country That Doesn't Exist

### Transnistria is a small country that proudly flies the hammer and sickle but goes completely unrecognised by the rest of the world. Victory Day in Transnistra. Image source Where in the world? --…

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tim-beck
@tim-beck Feb 7, 2019, 9:28 PM UTC

Led Zeppelin: Part 4, Jimmy Page

### Jimmy Page is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. As the founder and driving force behind Led Zeppelin, he became an international star. Image credit In Led Zeppelin: Part 3, Led Zeppelin…

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