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Baby captured smiling in the womb by ultrasound

The Telegraph (11-17-2014) Little bundle of joy Leo David Hargreaves could just be the cheeriest baby in the country, according to his parents. Not only does the five month-old smile all the time, he’s been smiling since before he was born. A 4D ultrasound scan, taken when Leo’s mother, Amy Cregg, was 31 weeks’ pregnant,… Read More ›

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10 Facts about St. Patrick

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, although he was born in Britain, around 385AD. His parents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales, according to different versions of his story. As a boy of 14 he was captured and taken to Ireland where he spent six years in… Read More ›

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Hitler ‘wanted to steal’ Turin Shroud

The Turin Shroud, said to be the burial cloth of Christ, was secretly hidden in a Benedictine abbey during the Second World War because the Vatican feared that Adolf Hitler wanted to steal it. The Telegraph, Nick Squires: Rome. April 6, 2010. The shroud was transferred for its safety to the Benedictine sanctuary of Montevergine… Read More ›

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