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Posted on 08/19/2011 7:24:33 AM PDT by decimon
Thank you for the great lesson on history. I DO appreciate it. But I’m still going to apply for that grant to study if it is really possible for a human to mate with a fly strip.
You *could*, but it might be a sticky situation.
Can't be. Dr. Imaquack has said that cancer didn't exist until the industrial revolution.
http://www.hermajestytheking.com/news.htm
Hatshepsut moisturised herself to death, German researchers claim
A team of scientists led by Dr. Helmut Wiedenfeld, of the University of Bonn, analysed the contents of a small flask adorned with Hatshepsut’s cartouche, hoping to discover the beautiful fragrance for which the female Pharaoh was renowned. The residue in the long-sealed flask was composed primarily of solidified fats, leading Dr. Wiedenfeld to conclude it was far too greasy to be a perfume. ‘I didn’t think anybody would put so much grease on her face,’ said Dr. Wiedenfeld in a University of Bonn press release. ‘That would make her look as greasy as a plate of ribs.’ Carcinogenic benzopyrenes, which are compounds found in pitch and smoke, were also detected in the mixture, leading the researchers to speculate that the flask contained an ointment used to soothe an itchy skin disease. Dr. Michael Höveler-Müller, curator of the Egyptian Museum of the University of Bonn, stated in the press release, ‘It is indeed known that there were cases of skin disease in Hatshepsut’s family. If you imagine that the Queen (sic) had a chronic skin disease and that she found short-term improvement from the salve, she may have exposed herself to a great risk over the years. We have known for a long time that Hatshepsut had cancer and maybe even died from it. We may now know the actual cause.’
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