Friday Fluff - April 1st, 2011

Explore a fascinating post from the past, featuring Lydians and Etruscans along with this week's weird search query.

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1) First, a post from the past: Lydians & Etruscans. 2) Weird search query of the week: "girls from which country are the most attractive?+iran" 3) Comment of the week, in response to "Who thinks the sun goes around the earth?":

This question was paired with another asking how long it took for the Earth to orbit the Sun: a day, a week, a month or a year. About half of the population got both questions right.

4) And finally, your weekly fluff fix:

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