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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Could a Time Capsule Outlast Plate Tectonics?

Roxbury puddingstone, the mottled rock quarried nearby and used for much of the old church masonry in Boston, formed 600 million years ago in violent submarine landslides off the coast of a barren volcanic microcontinent that rifted off Africa. This is so long ago thatin the course of the perpetual wander of continentsthe whole thing happened somewhere near the south pole.
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Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

A revolutionary real estate listing: John Hancock's former Boston home is up for grabs

John Hancock's historic house in Boston is for sale, being the only property linked to him in the city.
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fromNew York Post
7 months ago

The tale of Paul Revere's Ride remains very much worth telling - 250 years later

Paul Revere's Ride is shrouded in myth, but the events of April 19, 1775, remain a pivotal moment in American history.
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