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  2. List of hoaxes - Wikipedia

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    The Cardiff Giant, a hoax of a hoax; P. T. Barnum had a replica made because he could not obtain the "genuine" hoax item. The CERN ritual , a supposed occult sacrifice on the grounds of CERN . China Under the Empress Dowager , co-authored by Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet using a forged diary as a major source, with a manuscript of Backhouse ...

  3. Radon - Wikipedia

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    Radon is also oxidised by dioxygen difluoride to RnF 2 at 173 K (−100 °C; −148 °F). [24] Radon oxides are among the few other reported compounds of radon; [28] only the trioxide (RnO 3) has been confirmed. [29] The higher fluorides RnF 4 and RnF 6 have been claimed [29] and are calculated to be stable, [30] but their identification is ...

  4. Health effects of radon - Wikipedia

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    The health effects of radon are harmful, and include an increased chance of lung cancer. Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, which has been studied by a number of scientific and medical bodies for its effects on health.

  5. 'Gone Girl' kidnapper charged in California home invasion ...

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    Muller's DNA was found on straps he used to bind one of the victims in one of the 2009 cases, the DA's office said. Read On The Fox News App. Muller now faces two felony counts of committing ...

  6. History of radiation protection - Wikipedia

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    Radon experiments at the Radium Institute in Paris, 1924. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas discovered in 1900 by Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848-1916) and is considered carcinogenic. Radon is increasingly found in areas with high levels of uranium and thorium in the soil. These are mainly areas with high granitic rock deposits.

  7. Radium and radon in the environment - Wikipedia

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    Radon is a major cause of cancer; it is estimated to contribute to ~2% of all cancer related deaths in Europe. [1] Radium, like radon, is radioactive and is found in small quantities in nature and is hazardous to life if radiation exceeds 20-50 mSv/year. Radium is a decay product of uranium and thorium. [2]

  8. 'Granny Ripper' who murdered 11 people may have eaten her victims

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    Self-confessed serial killer Tamara Samsonova, 68, may have experimented with cannibalism as she brutally murdered each of her 11 victims. Over two decades, the senior woman beheaded and ...

  9. Tania Head: One of the biggest frauds in history pretended to ...

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    Incredible stories of heroism, heartache, survival and triumph have been shared by survivors, family members and service personnel who were personally affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the ...