Thursday

New flying reptile species found

Your mom.

 

Just kidding.

 

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45265000/jpg/_45265501_560fb3ab-4dda-4fb8-9f55-6c82100e1ed6.jpg
A new fossil species of flying reptile with a wingspan the size of a family car has been uncovered by scientists.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7763797.stm

The new species was named Lacusovagus, meaning lake wanderer

 

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1991: Last US hostage freed
The final American hostage in Lebanon is released by his captors after almost seven years of captivity.

 

1983: IRA gunmen shot dead in SAS ambush
Police are searching for an IRA gunman who escaped as two of his colleagues were shot dead by the SAS.

 

 

 

 

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