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BBC covered a European discovery of a flute from 35,000 years ago...Vulture wing bone was the material that lasted...and they not only tell of this remarkable find, but posted a sound file of a similarly constructed flute playing a simple song. Have a quick listen to this early instrument by clicking here.

And a couple small things off Twitter

What Britain Eats – fantastic interactive data visualization from the Times Labs here

See Michael Jackson played on newspaper fronts across nation: here Interesting that there is a place to see all these front pages...

NEW options for dealing with college debt: Here are some WAY interesting ways to pay off debt with less pain and time.