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And no I don't mean Fred Flintstone; did you know that on this very day in 1923 Lord Carnarvon opened King Tut's tomb, revealing one of the most well-preserved treasures from the ancient world. There is of course the legend of the curse of Tut's tomb killing 13 of the 20 who were present at the opening (one more reason why it's better to wait for the day after thw grand opening to see something), but there are others who say there was no curse and no unusual death patterns occurred. I think that the first one makes for a better story don't you?

And today in 1959 my favourite failed pro baseball player Fidel Castro is sworn in as the President For Life of Cuba. During his first year of rule 500 are put to the firing squad, which seems like a lot, but he's no Uncle Joe.

And since no update would be complete without a little fan boy geekery according to this article
Joss Whedon (the man behind the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series and Firefly / Serenity) is now free to do live action Sailor Moon movie. This movie ranks right up there with Josie & the Pussycats for important cartoons to come to life and some of you already know why.

Well this one's a little shorter, but I gotta get going . . . for some reason I really like coming back to update what I'm listening to.